Project Grant H79FG001085

This Project Grant award of $998,654 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will fund the First Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center to establish a tiered behavioral health support program in two school districts in California. The Center will train school personnel in youth mental health first aid, provide counseling and programming to at-risk students, and hire two clinicians to deliver intensive...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program to the California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. to implement the "School-Based Collective Wellness: The East Bay Partnership Model Project". This grant supports the development and expansion of school-based mental health services, the recruitment and retention of qualified mental health...

This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...

The Antioch Unified School District in Antioch, California received a $999,990 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver evidence-based violence prevention and mental health training services from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the district will expand mental health awareness training to 12 schools, training at least 80% of teachers and staff...

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program aims to expand behavioral health services and treatment for adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders in Oakland, California. The key goals of the grant are to: 1) Hire additional licensed clinical social workers to provide mental health care within the medical home setting, 2) Develop a curriculum and expand education for primary...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $279,367 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) for a project ending September 30, 2025. BART will collaborate with La Familia Counseling Services to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use...

The City and County of San Francisco was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will enhance the San Francisco School Crisis Support Coordination Project to improve school climate and safety in the San Francisco Unified School District. Key activities include hiring additional staff, purchasing data collection software, developing a youth violence prevention public...

Bay Area Community Health received a $2 million Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) to support maternal health initiatives from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025. The funding will allow Bay Area Community Health to provide quality improvement programs focused on maternal health through its network of community health centers and clinics serving Alameda and Santa...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will provide $1,800,000 over 5 years to Bhcare, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Connecticut, to implement the "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative. This program will deliver trauma-focused school-based behavioral health services and training for school support staff...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will fund the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative implemented by La Familia Counseling Service, a non-profit organization. The $999,860 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used to deliver a comprehensive set of services to two school districts in California - Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) and Hilmar Unified School District (HUSD) - with the goal...