The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $111,660,942 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For. The grant, titled the "Kentucky Overdose Response Effort" (KORE), aims to implement a comprehensive response to Kentucky's opioid and stimulant crisis by expanding access to evidence-based prevention, treatment, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The funding will enable Grace Community Health Center, doing business as Grace Health, to expand mental health and substance use disorder services, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), in the rural Appalachian region of southeastern Kentucky. Specifically, the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527), awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to the Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc. (KMHA) to provide integrated healthcare services for justice-involved populations in Hazard, Kentucky. The funding supports KMHA's efforts to deliver comprehensive primary care, behavioral...
The federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) supports the Appalachian Region Healthcare Support Program delivered by the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc. (RHRCO), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The award provides technical assistance, strategic planning, and support services to rural hospitals and...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will support the University of Kentucky Research Foundation in planning the development of a rural health network in Kentucky. The award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, will fund the Foundation's efforts to assess regional healthcare...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support the Mountaineer Community Health Center (MCHC) in Paw Paw, West Virginia to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services. MCHC plans to use the funding to hire additional staff, including a psychiatric nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner,...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will support policy-relevant research and technical assistance aimed at understanding and improving healthcare in rural communities. The award to Southwest Virginia Community Health, a non-profit community health organization, will fund research studies, issue briefs, data analyses,...
This $3,600,000 Project Grant award under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) from the Department of Health and Human Services was provided to Recovery Point Of Huntington, Inc., a non-profit organization in Huntington, West Virginia. The funding will support the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities and the expansion of substance use disorder treatment capacity to address the opioid epidemic in the state. The project aims to provide comprehensive, evidence-based,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000.00 Project Grant to Core Treatment Services, Inc. under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) federal grant program. The grant, titled "RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT", will fund policy-relevant research and technical assistance to understand and improve healthcare in rural communities, with a focus on addressing the opioid crisis. The...
This $3,750,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) federal grant program. The grant recipient, Baptist Healthcare System Inc. doing business as Baptist Health, is a non-profit healthcare provider focused on improving rural healthcare infrastructure and access in Kentucky....
This $1,974,642 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) supports Westcare Kentucky, Inc., a non-profit organization, in delivering comprehensive social services and support programs to rural communities in Appalachian Kentucky impacted by the opioid crisis.
The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, will enable Westcare Kentucky to provide targeted interventions across mental health services, substance abuse treatment, suicide prevention, veterans support, youth violence prevention, and community reintegration programs for justice-involved individuals. The organization will collaborate with various partners, including the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, local detention centers, and community organizations, to implement these critical service programs across Pike, Floyd, and Letcher Counties.