Project Grant H79SM084008
- The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital, was awarded a $2,567,825 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals to implement the INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TRAINING PROGRAM. The five-year program, running from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026, aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce through the Mental and Behavioral Health...
- The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) was awarded a $1,457,889.00 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This federal grant, with an award date of September 30, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027, will fund DMH's provision of comprehensive community-based mental health services across the state of...
- The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) has been awarded a $2,886,736 Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). This 2-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable DMH to carry out its plan for delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children...
- The federal Block Grant award of $1,457,889.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, with a completion date of September 29, 2026, supports the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) in delivering comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), provides $699,920 to the MGH Institute of Health Professions, in partnership with McLean Hospital, to establish a structured Level 1 pre-service training program called "Pathways to Paraprofessional Excellence." This 4-year initiative aims to expand the behavioral health paraprofessional workforce,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $2,399,244 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (CFDA 93.732) program will continue funding the Multicultural Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Professionals (MCAP) training program at Boston Medical Center Corporation. The program aims to develop a new generation of interdisciplinary, trauma-informed, and culturally-attuned behavioral health professionals to...
- The Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc. was awarded a $425,000 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 will be used to expand and strengthen the capacity of the STOP Access Community Coalition (SAC), an established youth and young adult substance use prevention coalition serving the Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee,...
- This Project Grant award of $799,986.00, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), aims to expand the addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry fellowship programs at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). The primary goals are to grow the number of physicians capable of treating patients with substance use disorders, particularly in...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the City of Medford, MA. The "Building Sustainable Youth Well-Being: A Collaborative Initiative for Medford & Malden" project aims to strengthen local capacity to reduce youth substance use, particularly vaping, through comprehensive,...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $545,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the North Mississippi Commission on Mental Illness/Mental Retardation (dba Communicare), a CARF-accredited behavioral health authority. The grant will fund the implementation of the Youth and Family Tree program across six medically underserved counties in North...
HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER'S ADULT AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS - HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER'S ADULT AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEASTERN, MASSACHUSETTS SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BETTER RESPOND TO THE GROWING NEEDS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH IN THE REGION. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM INCLUDES YOUTH AGES 6-18 AND GENERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FIRST GOAL WILL BE TO TRAIN THOSE WHO INTERACT WITH YOUTH AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SAFELY INTERVENE WITH THE USE OF CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO CERTIFY 16 LOCAL FACILITATORS AS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) INSTRUCTORS BY FEBRUARY OF 2022. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO HAVE THE YMHFA INSTRUCTORS TRAIN 300 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY SEPTEMBER OF 2022. THE THIRD OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO HAVE THE YMHFA AND MHFA INSTRUCTORS TRAIN A TOTAL OF 600 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY SEPTEMBER 2023. THE SECOND GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S REFERRAL SYSTEM TO MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES IN ORDER TO BETTER REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. OBJECTIVE 1 WILL BE TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A PRINTED AND ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE DIRECTORY THAT WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION BY SEPTEMBER OF 2022. THE THIRD AND FINAL GOAL WILL BE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO LAUNCH A SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 15,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BY SEPTEMBER 2022. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT IS 25,300 INDIVIDUALS AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE GRANT APPROXIMATELY 128,015 WILL BE SERVED.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $125.0k | 9/15/25 | ||
| Not listed | $125.0k | 7/10/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/1/24 | ||
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/8/24 |