Project Grant H79SM083046

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $250,000 to River Valley Behavioral Health on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R). The project, titled Western Kentucky 988 Crisis Follow-Up and Care Continuum Model, will establish a safety-planning-focused crisis continuum of care program designed to expand crisis services, improve care coordination, reduce suicide and overdose...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. $800,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to expand its Zero Suicide initiative across eight rural counties in eastern Kentucky. Mountain Comprehensive Care Center will strengthen suicide prevention for adults with a focus on veterans and older adults through universal suicide...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Westcare Kentucky, Inc. $1.875 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 substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment capacity in rural eastern Kentucky. Westcare Kentucky will provide evidence-based assessment, case management, residential and outpatient treatment, recovery housing,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $750,000 to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to accelerate statewide implementation of Kentucky Rapid Response and Stabilization Services (KRRSS) through the Mobile Crisis Team Partnership program. The recipient will establish or enhance mobile...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Recovery Rowan County Inc. $349,915 on September 30, 2026, through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to expand peer-led recovery support and strengthen jail-to-community reentry pathways across Rowan, Bath, and Morgan Counties in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Recovery Rowan County will deliver peer recovery coaching, medication-informed recovery-guided...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Western Kentucky University $198,930 on July 1, 2026, under the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (CFDA 93.912) to conduct a one-year planning initiative expanding access to specialized mental health services for autistic adults in southcentral and western Kentucky. The project, Working Together Kentucky: Mental Healthcare for Autistic Adults (WTK), will conduct a community...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated $250,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492). The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance will implement a substance use prevention initiative targeting youth ages 5–18 across Campbell County, Kentucky school districts, focusing on...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Metro Drug Coalition, Inc. $349,802 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490). Metro Drug Coalition will expand peer recovery support services, recovery workforce training, housing stability services, and recovery-ready workplace partnerships from the Gateway—Knoxville's recovery community...

Grant Award Summary Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The award supports the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program–Overdose Response initiative targeting Clay County, Kentucky, a rural Appalachian community experiencing significant...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded HCC Network $1,495,803 on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to implement targeted capacity expansion for substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment services. HCC Network, a Federally Qualified Health Center doing business as the Health Care Collaborative of Rural Missouri, will deliver...