Project Grant H79SM080384

This $1,116,280 federal project grant award under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), supports the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation's Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counseling (MFP-MHC). The MFP-MHC aims to increase the number of culturally competent mental health counseling professionals...

This 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 provides $808,341 to the American Nurses' Association (ANA) to support the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). The goal of this 5-year initiative is to significantly increase the number of post-baccalaureate nurses from underrepresented ethnic minority groups, with a focus on...

The Council On Social Work Education (CSWE) was awarded a $1,116,280 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 program (CFDA 93.243). The funding supports the CSWE Minority Fellowship Program, which aims to strengthen and develop the behavioral health workforce by providing financial, academic, and career readiness support to Master's and Doctoral...

This $808,330 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 increase the number of culturally competent Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) professionals who provide mental health and substance abuse services to underserved minority populations. The Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems (FAHS) will use the...

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) was awarded a $1,116,224 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. The grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the APA SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). The MFP aims to improve mental health outcomes for racial and ethnic...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $923,552 to Unmute Enterprise Inc. to develop and evaluate their Culturally Affirming Racial Equity (CARE) framework. The CARE framework aims to improve the therapeutic alliance and reduce treatment disparities for racial/ethnic minority patients by training non-Asian therapists, especially white therapists who represent 75% of the mental...

The American Psychological Association (APA) received a $808,340 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. The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the APA's Minority Fellowship Program, which supports mental health and substance abuse services, particularly for...

This federal Project Grant award of $960,120, provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program (CFDA 93.307), will support the development and pilot testing of a culturally tailored intervention for Latinx adolescents from mixed-status families. The primary goals are to: 1) explore barriers and facilitators to mental health discussions between youth and caregivers, and use of mental health...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $498,399 to the Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) to address a shortage of qualified mental health providers in West Virginia schools. The "Equipping Providers" program will enable 15 school psychology candidates to spend more time in schools providing evidence-based interventions to PK-12 students with...

This $121,163 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program supports research to evaluate the effectiveness of Illinois' mobile crisis unit (MCU) workforce pipeline programs. The key objectives are to: 1) map Illinois' MCU workforce system using group model building, 2) analyze data to identify factors that increase the likelihood of certified peer providers and mental health professionals obtaining and...