Project Grant H79FG001102

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $313,800 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Miresource, Inc. in Foster City, CA. This grant will fund the development of a scalable and engaging platform to help patients track their mental health, receive personalized care recommendations, and access timely referrals. The project aims to address the significant gap in untreated mental illness and shorten the time between symptom onset and...

Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) received a $2,467,666 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). CMHS will provide comprehensive community mental health services targeting approximately 4,900 individuals annually in the Kansas City, Missouri area who struggle with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, homelessness, poverty and...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) for serious mental illness (SMI) when implemented in a community mental health setting. The $768,172 award to Butler Hospital, a division of Care New England Health System, will fund a randomized trial to compare MBT to treatment as usual for 160 patients with...

This $386,266 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports the development of "CLUTTER-GO", a digital health platform to facilitate delivery and adherence to evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals with hoarding disorder. The CLUTTER-GO platform will consist of a web-based clinician portal and a patient-facing mobile app designed to improve patient...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $499,887 project grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Docbotic Inc. in Naperville, IL. The grant funds the development of BETTERBOT, an SMS chatbot that integrates artificial intelligence and large language models to deliver evidence-based behavioral activation therapy tailored to individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project aims to address barriers to mental health care for TBI patients,...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to Trustees of Boston College, doing business as Boston College, in the amount of $440,217 on September 19, 2025. The grant will fund a user-centered mixed-methods study to evaluate the acceptability, usability, and feasibility of the "Asking for Help" (A4H) mobile health tool, which is designed to enhance...

The Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, was awarded a $2,177,510 Community Mental Health Services Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.958). This 2-year grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable the Division to carry out its plan for delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services across Missouri. Key services to be provided include outpatient...

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) has been awarded a $2,886,736 Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). This 2-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable DMH to carry out its plan for delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,444,181 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Colliga Apps Corp. in Austin, TX. The funding supports the development of a centralized platform that enables the fast and inexpensive creation, testing, and dissemination of expert-developed, evidence-based, AI-enhanced digital mental health therapies. This platform, called Colliga, aims to address key barriers to widespread adoption of digital...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $550,416 cooperative agreement to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to support the implementation of mobile crisis intervention services for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky. This award was made under the Section 9813: State Planning Grants for Qualifying Community-Based Mobile Crisis Intervention Services program (CFDA 93.639) to allow the state Medicaid agency to plan for a new state plan option providing community-based...