Project Grant H79SM081244

The Bureau of Primary Health Care awarded Porter-Starke Services, Inc. a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The grant will support Porter-Starke Services' Marram Health Center in increasing the number of patients receiving mental health services and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, including medication-assisted treatment. Key strategies include hiring additional behavioral health consultants and therapists, expanding...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the provision of a range of mental health and substance abuse recovery services by the Portage Recovery Center, Inc. d/b/a The Harbor Recovery Center in Portage, WI. Key services include: Family peer support, individual certified peer support, and referrals to treatment for individuals seeking recovery from addiction...

This $200,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will enable Harris County to expand mental health awareness and community policing efforts. Key activities include: Delivering specialized mental health training to law enforcement officers, with a focus on crisis intervention, de-escalation, and communication strategies....

This Project Grant award of $408,000 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 will allow the University of Saint Francis (USF) in Fort Wayne, Indiana to implement the Cougars Promoting Mental Health (CPMH) program. The CPMH program aims to provide 1,380 full-time undergraduate students at USF with expanded mental health services, including...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $536,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce to increase access to mental health services, particularly in rural and medically underserved tribal communities. Over the performance period...

The City of Hammond, Indiana, received a $200,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the Hammond Police Department's initiatives to enhance the mental health and wellness of its sworn and non-sworn personnel. Key services to be provided include: Annual mental health wellness checks with licensed mental...

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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the expansion of school-based mental health services and workforce capacity in the greater Akron, Ohio area. The $1,499,994 award to Pastoral Counseling Service of Summit County Inc. (dba Red Oak Behavioral Health) will enable the organization to train and deploy 96 non-licensed mental health professionals to...

This $255,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) will fund the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island to implement a Countywide Co-Responder Team (CRT) in partnership with the Providence Center behavioral health organization and Thundermist Health Center. The CRT model embeds a full-time behavioral health clinician to respond to calls with CIT-trained police officers...

The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health (UMSL-MIMH) was awarded a $375,000 five-year Project Grant (Award ID: H79SP084111) 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). The grant will fund an integrated substance use and mental health prevention intervention targeting minority youth ages 13-24,...