The YMCA of Honolulu was awarded a $2,592,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to provide a statewide youth mental wellness program in Hawaii. The program will deliver school and community-based in-person services to 1,350 youth ages 11-18, including prevention and intervention activities to address their mental health and wellness needs. Key services include experiential and...
This Project Grant award of $1,211,870.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982) will provide crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and mental health worker training to individuals and communities in Alaska affected by major disasters. The grant, with an award date of November 7, 2024 and ultimate completion date of August 6, 2025, will support the Wrangell...
The Kettle Moraine YMCA received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program. The grant supports the implementation and evaluation of the YMCA's "Mental Health at the Y Community Care Model" through four preventative initiatives: 1) social and emotional learning in youth programs, 2) a mental and behavioral health program, 3) peer-to-peer youth mentorship, and 4)...
This Project Grant award of $239,004.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) program. The award will fund the "Togiak Youth Cayaillkutaq" project, which aims to implement culturally-based interventions to address trauma, increase community resilience, and create a sustainable community-based behavioral health system in Togiak, Alaska. The project will primarily...
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) was awarded a $249,973 Project Grant 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. This 5-year grant will support the "YKHC CALRICARAQ Native Connections" project, which aims to serve 1,500 youth aged 24 and under in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. The project will provide...
This Project Grant award of $219,540 was provided by 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. The funding supports the "Circle of Hope Project - A Unified Front Against Youth Crisis" implemented by Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium serving Alaska Native communities in the Bering Strait region. The project aims to prevent...
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 funding will be administered to three primary care providers/practices in Alaska to implement the Collaborative Care Model and improve the identification and treatment of mental...
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 serious...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program, will support the Sayaqagvik System of Care Community Expansion Initiative for Alaska Native child, youth, and family behavioral health equity. The $1,997,606 award over four years will enable the Maniilaq Association, a designated tribal health organization,...
The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $3,270,877 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), with a performance period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026. This federal grant program (CFDA 93.958) provides financial assistance to states and territories to enable them to carry out comprehensive community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illness and children with...