The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $5,961,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, Inc. (DBA Alaska Behavioral Health) on August 1, 2024. This funding will support the organization's provision of a wide range of behavioral health services to adults, children, and families in Anchorage, Alaska, including substance abuse...
This $1,800,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program aims to improve the integration of primary and behavioral healthcare in Alaska. The grant will be administered to three primary care providers/practices in Alaska to implement the Collaborative Care Model and enhance the identification and treatment of mental...
The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The grant will fund a one-year planning and preparation period for the statewide implementation of the CCBHC model in Alaska. The key objectives are to: 1) Certify one urban and one rural CCBHC, developing a comprehensive certification...
The State of Alaska Department of Health has been awarded a $1,602,062 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The two-year grant, running from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026, will enable the department to provide a comprehensive array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional...
The State of Alaska Department of Health was awarded a $375,000 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) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The block grant funding will support the State's plan to provide comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional...
The State of Alaska Department of Health has been awarded a $194,774 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, running from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable the State of Alaska to carry out its plan for providing comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $1,211,870.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The grant will fund the Wrangell Cooperative Association, a federally recognized tribal government in Wrangell, Alaska, to deliver crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and mental health worker training services to individuals affected by...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,023,802 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 allow the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) to expand and enhance its residential substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment and recovery services in the...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,000,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native-owned non-profit healthcare organization, to construct a new 98,238 square foot behavioral health facility in Anchorage, Alaska. The facility will house a 16-chair, 23-hour adult crisis stabilization center, a 16-bed adult crisis short-term residential program, a 30-bed detox program, medication-assisted treatment services,...
The YWCA Alaska received a $1,452,579 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) federal grant program. The grant funds will support the expansion of YWCA's youth development programs in Anchorage, Alaska to enhance ongoing conversations and education around mental health, identity, belonging, and resilience. The program will facilitate youth circles at elementary and middle schools as well...