Project Grant H79FG001523
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $750,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to establish a behavioral health practitioner-only mobile crisis team across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The mobile crisis team will deliver 24/7/365 crisis response service across the 6,950-square-mile, 14-county...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation $1.5 million on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to expand access to substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment and recovery services for adult American Indian and Alaska Native citizens of federally recognized tribes in Rogers County, Oklahoma....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $1.5 million on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand its tribal 988 response system delivering culturally responsive behavioral health crisis services across the Choctaw Reservation in southeastern Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation will strengthen partnerships with Oklahoma's 988 Lifeline,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services) awarded $816,497 to Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand culturally responsive behavioral health crisis services across the Osage Nation service area and Osage County, Oklahoma. The project will strengthen and expand the organization's previously funded...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cherokee Nation one million dollars on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) program (CFDA 93.104). The project grant runs through September 29, 2030. Cherokee Nation will expand a coordinated, family-driven behavioral health system of care for Native American children, youth, and young adults...
- 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 Indian Health Service awarded Cherokee Nation $500,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Indian Health Service Health Management Development Program (CFDA 93.228) to develop and deploy behavioral health aides across the Cherokee Nation's 14-county reservation in northeast Oklahoma. Cherokee Nation Health Services will establish a tribally affiliated behavioral health aide training program through partnership with Oklahoma State University, building...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $733,896 to the Keetoowah Economic Development Authority on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The award supports a five-year cooperative agreement to implement the Echota Tribal Suicide Prevention Project, a youth suicide prevention and intervention initiative led by the United Keetoowah...
- 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 $976,498 to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand culturally responsive 988 crisis response services for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals across southwestern Oklahoma. The recipient will strengthen an established tribal crisis response system by improving access to...
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 Health Consultant to Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health's crisis response workforce, builds a functioning data-tracking and reconciliation system to convert contact and referral data into planning insight, and launches a coordinated, multi-tiered communication strategy targeting rural and lower-broadband communities. The initiative builds on Cherokee Nation's work under the 988 Tribal Response Cooperative Agreement since 2023. The primary population of focus is American Indian and Alaska Native individuals of all ages whose 988 contacts originate in tribal communities or are initiated by AI/AN persons; secondary audiences targeted for 988 awareness and education include all citizens within the entire 6,950-square-mile, 14-county catchment area in northeastern Oklahoma, which encompasses 521,336 residents, approximately half of whom live in Census-classified rural areas. Between April 2025 and March 2026, Cherokee Nation accounted for 1,545 of the 4,382 AI/AN-specific 988 Lifeline contacts recorded across Oklahoma tribes. The award runs through September 29, 2029, with place of performance in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $450.0k | 9/3/26 |