Project Grant H79FG001498
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services) awarded the American Indian Center of Arkansas, Inc. $974,313 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to implement the 988 Tribal Response Program. The recipient will strengthen culturally responsive crisis response systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities in Arkansas and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes Of Alaska $1,318,154 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand community-based suicide prevention and crisis response services for Alaska Native and American Indian communities. The recipient will expand its Community & Behavioral Services Healing Center into Washington...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. $1.5 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to improve connection and response to 988 crisis contacts among tribal communities in the Albuquerque area. The 988 Tribal Response Project establishes formal partnerships between the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board and six...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. $1.5 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand culturally grounded crisis care and improve access to 988 services for American Indian and Alaska Native populations across California. The recipient leads the statewide California 988 Tribal Response Task Force, a...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services) awarded Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board $1.485 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R). Over three years, the 988 Tribal Response Project will increase access to behavioral health on-call crisis services through 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call centers in the Pacific...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation $1,500,000 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to strengthen 988 crisis response services for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals throughout Oklahoma. The recipient will strengthen formal partnerships with Oklahoma's 988 crisis centers, tribal behavioral...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Eastern Shoshone Tribe $300,000 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R). The award funds the DNHC 988 Tribal Response project, which increases awareness and use of the 988 Lifeline on the Wind River Reservation and trains staff at the Doya Natsu Healing Center (DNHC) and partnering organizations using culturally appropriate...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $1,092,343 to Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to strengthen South Dakota's crisis response system for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The project will increase awareness, accessibility, and utilization of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline among AI/AN populations...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma $1.5 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand tribal access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals across north-central Oklahoma. The Iowa Tribe will place a trained Native liaison at a state 988 call center, maintain dedicated crisis...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $450,000 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to strengthen the Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health division's capacity to respond to, monitor, and grow awareness and utilization of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline across the Cherokee Nation reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. The project adds a Peer Recovery Support Specialist and a Mental...
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Rhode Island Indian Council Inc. $1,176,647 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to build culturally responsive crisis response infrastructure for American Indian and Alaska Native communities in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The project, titled "The Red Road to Interpersonal Power: Building Trust and Capacity in the 988 Crisis System," addresses elevated suicide and behavioral health risk among approximately 33,000 Native people in the three-state region by creating Native-led and Native-informed infrastructure that enables AI/AN individuals and families to access culturally competent, trained 988 crisis center support and follow-up care. The recipient will convene a Native 988 Advisory Council, formalize partnerships between 988 centers and tribal partners, improve culturally responsive referral pathways and data systems, and enhance workforce skills to respond effectively to AI/AN callers. The population of focus includes AI/AN adults, youth ages 15–24 at high suicide risk, elders facing isolation and unmet behavioral health needs, Native veterans with elevated trauma and behavioral health risk, and individuals experiencing poverty, housing instability, unemployment, and systems involvement. Period of performance runs through September 29, 2029, with place of performance in Providence, Rhode Island.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 9/3/26 |