Project Grant H79SM081025

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to MC Dermott Center Inc. (doing business as Haymarket Center), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to increase the mental health preparedness and wellness of 250 law enforcement officers and other first responders in the Northeastern Illinois region. The key activities include conducting large group training...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports the Association House of Chicago, a non-profit organization, in providing mental health awareness training programs to thousands of individuals in the Chicago area. The programs aim to train participants, including veterans, first responders, and higher education professionals, to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development received a $1.5M Project Grant award (obligated as of September 1, 2025) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals. The four-year grant (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2029) funds the CRSS...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Illinois Department of Human Services received a $2.57 million Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), with an award date of September 30, 2025, and a completion date of September 29, 2027. This two-year block grant supports comprehensive community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances in...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received a $599,008 Project Grant awarded July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports continuation and expansion of the Trauma-Based Behavioral Health Fellowship (TBBHF), an integrated interdisciplinary training program designed to build and sustain a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Kennedy King College, doing business as the Board of Trustees of Community College District #508, received a $700,000 project grant award effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) administered by the Bureau of Health Professionals. The college will establish a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Fellowship to develop and expand...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Comwell, a community mental health center operating in rural southwestern Illinois since 1975, received a $120,000 project grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The four-year project, concluding September 29, 2029, delivers the...

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Illinois Department of Human Services received a $10.1 million Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This two-year funding allocation supports the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive community-based mental health service systems throughout...

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) was awarded a $2,565,796.00 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. This two-year grant, spanning September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable IDHS to deliver a comprehensive array of community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illness and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received a $958,881 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The award funds the establishment and operation of two Addiction Medicine Fellowship positions in Springfield, Illinois, designed to address the critical shortage...