This federal Project Grant award of $3,600,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support Codac Inc., a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization in Cranston, Rhode Island, in the construction and renovation of an integrated behavioral health and medical center in Providence, RI. The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will enable Codac Inc. to expand its capacity to...
This $6,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support critical capital improvements and upgrades to the Federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) facilities operated by Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) in Providence. The funding will enable FSRI to install a new ADA-compliant elevator, create 14 additional office spaces on the second floor to meet increasing...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc., a non-profit organization in Providence, Rhode Island. The funding will support the expansion of the organization's Central Health Center, which provides primary care, pediatric, OB/GYN, and behavioral health services to the Medicaid population in a medically underserved and provider shortage area. The...
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $3,960,000 Congressional Directive grant (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) to The Providence Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Providence, Rhode Island. The purpose of this Project Grant is to upgrade the network infrastructure of The Providence Center's flagship facility to enhance their organizational capacity to conduct telehealth behavioral health care. This funding will enable The Providence Center to greatly expand their...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,500,000 and issued on September 30, 2024, supports the East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) in Rhode Island under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will enable EBCAP to rehabilitate multiple agency-owned, multi-unit rental residential properties to house extremely low-income and low-income community residents, particularly Medicaid-eligible and high-risk...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau was provided under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to fund construction projects. The award was made on September 30, 2023 to the non-profit Tri-County Community Action Agency, doing business as Tri-Town Economic Opportunity Committee, located in North Providence, RI. This funding will support the construction and renovation of healthcare...
This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will support renovations to expand healthcare capacity at Wood River Health Services' facility in Westerly, Rhode Island. The grant funding will enable Wood River Health to acquire and renovate additional space, allowing them to increase patient encounters by 6,567 in the first year, expand express care visits by 2,974 in the second...
The Codman Square Health Center (CSHC) was awarded a $179,000 federal Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant project, titled "Enhancing Patient Care Through Clinical Equipment," will run from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2027. The funding will enable CSHC, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to acquire advanced clinical equipment for its eye care, radiology, nursing, dental,...
This $3,000,000.00 Congressionally Directed Spending Project Grant (CFDA 93.493) awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) supports Southcentral Foundation's Behavioral Health Expansion Project in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant will fund the construction of a new 98,238 square foot facility that will house a 16-chair adult crisis stabilization center, 16-bed adult crisis short-term residential program, 30-bed detox program, medication-assisted treatment services, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $890,000 Project Grant to the Larry Labonte Recovery Center (LLRC) in Rumford, Maine. The grant will fund a comprehensive renovation and expansion of the LLRC facility, increasing its operational footprint from 804 to 2,304 square feet. Key upgrades include installing state-of-the-art lighting, constructing interior walls, integrating new energy-efficient windows, replacing the...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - CODAC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CODAC) IS REQUESTING $842,000 IN HRSA-CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS) FUNDS FOR BUILD OUT RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND RENOVATION OF A 20,198 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING (TOTAL COST: $5,941,410) FOR ITS PROVIDENCE PRIMARY AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER. THIS ACTION WILL FUND A COMPLETE INTERIOR RENOVATION TO REPURPOSE AN EXISTING PROPERTY AS AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTER. THE RENOVATED FACILITY WILL HOUSE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER; MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDING AN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM, PRIMARY CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND HCV TREATMENT, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT CENTER; COLLOCATED SPACE TO FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICES; AND COMMUNITY MEETING AND EDUCATION SPACES. WHEN OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, THIS BUILDING, LOCATED AT 45 ROYAL LITTLE DRIVE IN THE CITY'S IMPOVERISHED CHARLES NEIGHBORHOOD, WILL BE A "ONE-STOP" HEALTHCARE HOME FOR THE DELIVERY OF INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO OVER 5,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN A TEN MILE RADIUS OF THE FACILITY. THE PROJECT WILL CONSOLIDATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES CURRENTLY PROVIDED IN ANOTHER LOCATION (349 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, PROVIDENCE RI) THAT IS ANTIQUATED AND OVERCROWDED, AND NOT CONDUCIVE TO MEDICAL EXPANSION OR IMPROVEMENTS. IT ALSO LACKS STORM WATER REMEDIATION, HAS LIMITED ADA ACCESS, AND IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXPANSION TO ADEQUATELY MEET THE SERVICE NEEDS OF OUR TARGET POPULATION. THE NEW SITE, LOCATED AT 45 ROYAL LITTLE ROAD, PROVIDENCE, RI IS A SHORT DISTANCE (3.9 MILES) FROM THE CURRENT SITE THAT HAS 20,198 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED AND UPGRADED TO BECOME THE NEW CODAC HEADQUARTERS. THE NEW FACILITY WILL IMPROVE PATIENT AND STAFF SAFETY, ENABLE CODAC TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN, ENHANCE EFFICIENCY, AND IMPROVE CARE EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING THE NUMBER O F PATIENTS RECEIVING FULLY INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. AVAILABLE CLINICAL SPACE WILL INCREASE BY 40% PERCENT, AND WILL INCLUDE 12 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICES AND GROUP TREATMENT, TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SPACE, 10 MEDICAL EXAMINATION ROOMS, AND OFFICES FOR 12 ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS, 4 BROWN UNIVERSITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE RENOVATED FACILITY WILL INCORPORATE BOTH MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATION AT ONE SITE, ALLOW FOR AN IN-HOUSE PHARMACY, ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION ROOMS AND ALLOW FOR OUR MEDICAL EXPANSION. IN ADDITION, THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL PROVIDE IN-HOUSE WORKFORCE READINESS, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING COURSES FOR OUR CLIENTS. RENOVATION OF THIS BUILDING IS THE HIGHEST ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITY FOR CODAC. THE ONE-STORY BUILDING WILL ADHERE TO GREEN DESIGN PRINCIPLES, MEETING ALL CRITERIA FOR A LEED (LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN) SILVER RATING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A HEALTH EQUITY ZONE, WHERE VULNERABLE RESIDENTS HAVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND CODAC DESIRES TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE AND BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS. THE NEW FACILITY WILL ENABLE THE AGENCY TO BETTER SERVE ITS TARGET POPULATION, WHICH RESIDE IN THE LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF PROVIDENCE AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. THIS POPULATION IS LOW-INCOME AND LARGELY UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND WOULD LACK ACCESS TO A PERMANENT MEDICAL HOME WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THIS CODAC FACILITY. THE FACILITY ALSO SERVES SPECIFIC VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, EG., WOMEN AND TEENS IN NEED OF PRENATAL AND PRE/INTERCONCEPTIONAL CARE; FRAIL, ISOLATED ELDERLY; ADOLESCENTS (INCLUDING OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH AGES 16-19; AND PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS, HCV AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.