The Federal Grant Award of $3,000,000 was made by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant will support the State of Oregon's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline statewide public awareness campaign from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025. The campaign has two key goals: 1) Increasing general awareness of 988 across the state and among key audiences, and 2) Educating communities on what...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $735,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The grant, titled the "Oregon Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program (GLS)," will fund suicide prevention and early intervention strategies...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Northwest Family Services (NWFS), a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon. The grant will enable NWFS to implement a 5-year data-driven project addressing substance use and related factors among Latinx and LGBTQI+ youth in the Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds School...
This $2,284,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the St. Charles Health System (SCHS) in Bend, Oregon to: Establish a psychiatric consultation telemedicine model to increase access to and quality of behavioral health care in Central Oregon, particularly for vulnerable and underserved residents. This includes hiring a consult liaison psychiatrist, training staff on...
The Oregon City School District is the recipient of a $733,204 Project Grant awarded by 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). The grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund a collaborative initiative between the Oregon City School District and the Gladstone School District to address youth...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Mental Health Association of Oregon (MHAAO), a peer-led nonprofit organization. The Growing Oregon Peer Leaders (GOPL) Collective project aims to strengthen the capacity of statewide mental health peer-led organizations in Oregon to partner with state efforts and...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $1,304,000 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the Ballmer Wellness Project (BWP), which aims to enhance the capacity of Oregon K-12 schools by providing universal and targeted mental health screening programs. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Identifying students at elevated...
This federal Project Grant award for $150,000.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award supports the Kettle Moraine YMCA's development of a community-based mental health model, which includes four key projects: 1) implementing and evaluating social and emotional learning curricula in youth programs, 2) developing a mental and behavioral health initiative for youth, 3) restructuring...
This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was provided under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) federal grant program. The award to Parrott Creek Child & Family Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Oregon City, Oregon, will fund the construction of a 40-bed residential behavioral health treatment campus for children and youth. This facility will provide...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $45,830,769 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to address opioid and stimulant use disorders in Oregon. The grant, titled "SOR 4 - The Oregon State Opioid Response (SOR) 4 Grant", will fund a comprehensive set of activities to expand youth-centered substance use prevention, increase...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,324,476 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the Youthline National Expansion initiative by Lines For Life, a non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon. The award will support the following key products and services:
Expanding Youthline's peer-to-peer crisis support and youth development services by hiring additional staff to increase service hours by 30%, with a focus on supporting marginalized and underserved youth. Increasing the capacity of Youthline's satellite teams in Central Oregon, East Portland, and Warm Springs. Promoting mental health awareness and destigmatizing access to resources through print materials, social media, and targeted advertising to youth, schools, and youth-serving organizations nationwide. Recruiting, training, and mentoring additional diverse volunteers, including through a work-study program. Providing mini-grants to Oregon schools for tailored suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programming. Exploring new site locations, conducting readiness assessments, and developing scalable systems and infrastructure to support the national expansion. The grant period runs from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2025.