The State of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) was awarded a $1,000,000 one-year Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The purpose of this grant is to support Colorado's exploration of the CCBHC model and how it could complement and bolster the state's behavioral health care system to promote integrated and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,057,978 project grant to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) to expand behavioral health services for people experiencing homelessness in the Denver metro area and rural southeastern Colorado. The grant will fund a 1.0 FTE psychiatrist to provide mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including...
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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $2,399,996 over 5 years to the Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to increase access to trauma-informed, evidence-based prevention practices and treatment services in Boulder County and two rural regions of Colorado. The project aims to reduce behavioral...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $560,813 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) in Pueblo, CO. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, aims to: 1) Increase the number of patients receiving mental health services, and 2) Increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment. PCHC plans to achieve these goals...
This $2,250,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155), will support a comprehensive effort to transform the response to substance use disorder (SUD) in rural Colorado. The key products and services to be delivered include: Establishing a new methadone clinic to improve access to medication for opioid use...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to High Plains Community Health Center (HPCHC) in Lamar, Colorado. The funding will be used to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services at HPCHC's clinics in Lamar and Holly, Colorado. Specifically, the grant will allow HPCHC to hire additional clinical staff, train medical providers in...
The Coffey Health System (CHS) was awarded a $544,410 Project Grant by 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 two-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will enable CHS to increase the capacity of its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel to respond to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) emergency calls. Key activities...
The Southeast Colorado Hospital District was awarded a $205,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) for the "Southeast Colorado Hospital Cybercrime Prevention, Hospital IT Upgrades, and Prevention Renovations Project". The funding will be used to upgrade the hospital's network and security systems to prevent email/internet fraud, financial data theft, and ransomware attacks. This includes...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,142,000 project grant to the Summit Community Care Clinic, Inc. (operating as Elevated Community Health) in Frisco, CO. The two-year grant, running from September 2024 to August 2026, will expand the clinic's existing behavioral health and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services to improve access to coordinated mental health...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) will support the South Dakota Department of Social Services in planning and preparing for the implementation of the CCBHC model across the state. The key objectives are to: 1) identify gaps in the state's publicly funded behavioral health system in meeting CCBHC certification...