The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Community Health Centers Program (CFDA 93.224) Project Grant to 1ST Choice Healthcare, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Corning, Arkansas. The two-year grant, spanning September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund the expansion of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services across the organization's six clinic sites in Northeast Arkansas. Key...
This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program provides $600,000 in Year 1 and $500,000 in Year 2 to the Ozark Tri-County Health Care Consortium d/b/a Access Family Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Neosho, Missouri. The funding will be used to expand Access Family Care's behavioral health services, including mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication for...
This $600,000 project grant, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program, will enable Delta Health Center, Inc. to expand the availability, accessibility, and utilization of mental health and substance use treatment services in its network of 11 primary care access points serving the rural Mississippi Delta region. The key objectives are to: 1) integrate addiction treatment services, including a substance abuse...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 federal Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Ozarks Resource Group d/b/a Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC) for FY 2024-2026. The grant will support OCHC's expansion of mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services in the underserved rural communities of Dade, Dallas, Hickory, and Polk Counties in...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to River Valley Primary Care Services (RVPCS), a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Arkansas. The grant funding will enable RVPCS to expand access to integrated behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, across its network of clinics serving underserved and vulnerable...
The federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The funding will be used by Alabama Regional Medical Services, doing business as Birmingham Health Care, to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services at its healthcare facilities. Specifically, the grant will support the integration of a multi-disciplinary behavioral health team into the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation (CGARHPC), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Southern Illinois. The grant will fund the expansion of behavioral health and substance use disorder services by establishing a new Mental Health Wellness Center in the medically...
The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $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). This funding will support a one-year planning period to prepare for the statewide implementation of the CCBHC model, with the goal of expanding access to comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care across Alaska, particularly for...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program aims to improve and expand behavioral health and substance use services at the Creek Valley Health Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Colorado City, Arizona. The award will fund the clinic's efforts to 1) reduce barriers to accessing treatment, 2) improve the local behavioral health workforce, 3) increase the number...
The $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program supports the Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2 (CPHD), a JCAHO-accredited Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), in expanding behavioral health services for medically underserved and poor populations in the Northeast Louisiana Delta region. The grant aims to improve comprehensive, culturally competent primary care services, including...
SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER CCBHC EXPANSION PROJECT - THE EXPANSION GRANT FUNDS SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC TO ADVANCE PRIMARY-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION AND USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO INCREASE SERVICES TO 300 INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH ARKANSAS. THE TARGET POPULATION IS INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, INCLUDING OPIOID DISORDERS, ADULT AND JUVENILE COURT PARTICIPANTS, VETERANS, AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. SARHC SERVES 6 COUNTIES IN THE MOST SOUTHERN REGION OF ARKANSAS: CALHOUN, COLUMBIA, DALLAS, NEVADA, OUACHITA, UNION. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS EXTREMELY RURAL, AND ALL COUNTIES ARE HRSA DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE DOMAINS. THE LARGEST COUNTY, UNION, INCLUDES THE CITY OF EL DORADO (POP. 17,982), A CENTRALIZED HUB WHERE MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL NEEDS ARE SOUGHT AND DELIVERED. EL DORADO IS A HRSA DESIGNATED HIGH NEEDS GEOGRAPHIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA. IN THE PAST DECADE, DECLINING INDUSTRY HAS LEFT MUCH OF THE POPULATION WITHOUT QUALITY EMPLOYMENT/INSURANCE BENEFITS AND INCREASED NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 64% WHITE, 34% BLACK, AND 2% HISPANIC/OTHER AND HAS AN OVERALL POVERTY RATE OF 22.1% (RANGE: 14.3% - 27.7%) NEARLY DOUBLE, SOMETIMES TRIPLE THE NATIONAL POVERTY RATE. THE TARGET POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN THE 6 COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA: 1) CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (4-18) THAT ARE STUDENTS IN UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN NEED OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SED; 2) INDIVIDUALS ACTIVE IN JUVENILE AND ADULT COURT PROGRAMS IN UNION COUNTY IN NEED OF ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SUD/COD TREATMENT, INCLUDING OPIOID DISORDERS; 3) ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS IN NEED OF INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE. ULTIMATELY, THE TARGET POPULATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: ON-CAMPUS CLIENTS, CHILD CLIENTS IN UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACT CLIENTS, JUVENILE AND ADULT COURT CLIENTS, ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS IN NEED OF PRIMARY AND/OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AND CLIENTS WITH SUD AND COD LIVING IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. SARHC WILL BECOME A CCBHC TO ADVANCE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INTEGRATION AND USE EBPS TO INCREASE SERVICES TO 300 UNDUPLICATED ADDITIONAL CLIENTS (4+) IN THE TARGET POPULATION (Y1: 125, Y2: 175). SARHC WILL INCREASE TREATMENT QUALITY AND CAPACITY TO THE TARGET POPULATION THROUGH THE: (1) CERTIFICATION OF SARHC AS A CCBHC (FIRST 4 MONTHS OF Y1), (2) DEVELOP, TRAIN AND DEPLOY AN ACT TEAM TO PROVIDE CRISIS AND IMMEDIATE CARE TO HOSPITALS, JAILS AND COURTS (Y1,Y2), (3) PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE CAMPUS LOCATION IN EL DORADO (Y1) AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ON-SITE INTEGRATED CARE FOR PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RISKS AND NEEDS (Y1,Y2), (4) INTEGRATIVE CARE AND EBP TRAINING (Y1,Y2) FOR ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF THE TARGET POPULATION.