Project Grant H1H7IHS0009
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $750,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to establish a behavioral health practitioner-only mobile crisis team across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The mobile crisis team will deliver 24/7/365 crisis response service across the 6,950-square-mile, 14-county...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $1.5 million on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to expand access to substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment and recovery services for adult American Indian and Alaska Native citizens of federally recognized tribes in Rogers County, Oklahoma....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation one million dollars on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) program (CFDA 93.104). The project grant runs through September 29, 2030. Cherokee Nation will expand a coordinated, family-driven behavioral health system of care for Native American children, youth, and young adults...
- Summary Cherokee Nation received a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development of comprehensive dementia care services at Cherokee Nation Health Services, the largest tribally operated healthcare system, by funding two dedicated clinical support positions: a Patient Navigator and a Nurse Case Manager. These positions will join...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $450,000 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to strengthen the Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health division's capacity to respond to, monitor, and grow awareness and utilization of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline across the Cherokee Nation reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. The project adds a Peer Recovery Support Specialist and a Mental...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Cherokee Nation $100,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to strengthen research capacity and career pathways within the Cherokee Nation, the largest tribal nation by population in the United States. Cherokee Nation, in partnership with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $733,896 to the Keetoowah Economic Development Authority on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The award supports a five-year cooperative agreement to implement the Echota Tribal Suicide Prevention Project, a youth suicide prevention and intervention initiative led by the United Keetoowah...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $1.5 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand its tribal 988 response system delivering culturally responsive behavioral health crisis services across the Choctaw Reservation in southeastern Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation will strengthen partnerships with Oklahoma's 988 Lifeline,...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $1.05 million to the Keetoowah Economic Development Authority on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) for the Keetoowah Healing Circle Children's System of Care Initiative. The award funds a three-year planning and infrastructure-development project to establish a sustainable, family-driven, youth-guided, community-based, and...
- The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Cherokee Nation $1 million on October 1, 2025, under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to implement a judicially supervised Cherokee Nation Mental Health Treatment Court on the Cherokee Nation Reservation through September 30, 2030. Cherokee Nation will develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, evidence-based mental health treatment court to reduce use and overdose of...
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded Cherokee Nation $500,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Indian Health Service Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to develop and deploy behavioral health aides across the Cherokee Nation's 14-county reservation in northeast Oklahoma. Cherokee Nation Health Services will establish a tribally affiliated behavioral health aide training program through partnership with Oklahoma State University, building workforce infrastructure in year one, deploying behavioral health aides at two pilot sites in year two, and evaluating outcomes with expansion planning in year three. The behavioral health aides, recruited primarily from Cherokee communities, will deliver culturally responsive services under structured clinical supervision to address significant workforce shortages, long wait times, and access barriers including transportation limitations, cost, and lack of culturally aligned services across the predominantly rural population served. The project integrates workforce development, service delivery, and continuous quality improvement, with Cherokee Nation establishing credentialing, supervision, electronic health record, and billing systems to sustain behavioral health aide services while pursuing Medicaid reimbursement pathways. Evaluation will employ a mixed-methods framework to measure improvements in access, service utilization, patient satisfaction, workforce capacity, and financial sustainability. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Place of performance is Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/13/26 |