Project Grant H79SM080391

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 $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...

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 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled the "Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counseling (MFP-AC)", will support master's-level degree stipends, infrastructure development, and specialty training to...

This $1,681,720 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports California State University, Stanislaus in building practicum capacity for its Master of Social Work (MSW) program in collaboration with three county behavioral health departments. The goal is to increase the number of graduates entering mental health careers. The funding will enable the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) in the amount of $727,402 provides funding to Tuskegee University to establish a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) that fosters connections between scholars at teaching-intensive, minority-serving institutions and research mentors. The FLC aims to address barriers that can hinder research productivity at teaching-intensive institutions, such as limited resources and insufficient...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $185,093 Project Grant to the National Consortium For Graduate Degrees For Minorities In Engineering And Science Inc. under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The Consortium will deliver internship and graduate degree support services to increase diversity in STEM fields. Specifically, it will provide 12 underrepresented minority students pursuing graduate degrees in chemistry, physics, and chemical/environmental engineering...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, was awarded a $545,740 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. This 3-year grant, starting on September 1, 2023, aims to create a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) that fosters connections between early career faculty or postdoctoral fellows at minority-serving, teaching-intensive institutions and faculty mentors at research-intensive...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research), awarded a $11,879,155 Cooperative Agreement to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to establish the NYC Center for Minority Health, Equity, and Social Justice (NYC-MHESJ) at the City College of New York. The five-year award, effective August 23, 2024, supports a multi-tiered...