The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to La Casa De Salud Inc. (LCDS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Bronx, New York. The grant, awarded on December 1, 2024, will be used to enhance patient access to essential healthcare services by increasing operating hours at two LCDS health center locations - the Ramon Velez Health Center and the...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000 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 aims to reduce racial/ethnic disparities related to mental illness, substance use disorders, and HIV/STI/HCV infection and care among Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City. The 5-year "Entre Nosotros" program, which began on...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) provides $475,000 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Lehman College to study substance use disorders and mental health services in the Bronx, New York. The project aims to: Convene a Bronx community taskforce to explore factors associated with the utilization of mental health and substance abuse...
The Bronxcare Health System received a $430,334 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration on September 1, 2021 to provide primary care HIV prevention services through September 2, 2022. The funding supports the Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care), which aims to improve health outcomes for underserved communities through...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Betances Health Center (BHC) to expand behavioral health services in New York City. The funding will enable BHC to increase its capacity to address unmet behavioral health needs, including mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, among its culturally diverse, minority, and medically underserved...
This Project Grant award of $1,639,086 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support the Brownsville Community Development Corporation (BCDC) in Brooklyn, New York to expand behavioral health services. Specifically, the funding will allow BCDC to increase the number of patients receiving mental health services by expanding provision to adolescents aged 12-17. BCDC plans to hire...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program provides $1,066,666.68 to Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. to support the "Care Your Way" initiative. The initiative aims to improve health outcomes and address health disparities among Black and Latinx populations in New York City by integrating medical care, behavioral health, and social...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to La Clinica Del Pueblo, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Washington, D.C. The grant funding will enable La Clinica to expand its mental health and substance use disorder services by 20% for low-income, immigrant, and limited English proficient Latinx individuals in the DC-MD-VA region. Key objectives include strengthening mental...
The Casa PALS-Promotores Amplificando La Sabiduria project, funded by a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program, will address social determinants of health and leading health indicators related to drug overdose deaths and suicide among Latino populations in Massachusetts. The 4-year program, implemented by the minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Amador Health Center Inc. (doing business as ST. Luke's) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The grant will fund a two-pronged strategy to: 1) Increase access to mental health services in Dona Ana County through expanding staff capacity, evidence-based interventions, and telehealth/group counseling; and 2) Expand...
LCDS MINORITY AIDS SERVICE INTEGRATION INITITIATIVE - LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION AND A NEW YORK STATE (NYS) ARTICLE 28 DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER. IT HAS BEEN SERVING THE SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY SINCE 1998 AND HAS BEEN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER (FQHC) HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) PROGRAM SINCE 2009. LCDS HAS THREE HEALTH CENTERS IN THE SOUTH BRONX, SERVING RESIDENTS OF THE UNDERSERVED AND HIGH-NEED SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITIES OF HUNTS POINT - MOTT HAVEN (ZIP CODES: 10454, 10455, 10459, 10474) AND HIGHBRIDGE - MORRISANIA (10451). - LCDS HEALTH CENTER LOCATED AT 966 PROSPECT AVENUE (ESTABLISHED IN 1998, FQHC 0-DESIGNATED IN 2009); - RAMON VELEZ HEALTH CENTER (RVHC) LOCATED AT 754 EAST 151ST STREET (ADDED IN 2015); - CASA MARIA HEALTH CENTER (CASA MARIA) LOCATED AT 324 EAST 149TH STREET (ADDED IN 2017) SINCE 1998, LCDS HAS BEEN OPERATING A CONTINUUM OF PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS, WITH EXPERTISE IN ENGAGING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH), SUBSTANCE USERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ITS INTEGRATED CLINICAL STAFFING TEAM PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, PEDIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ENABLING SERVICES. LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH HIV PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OVER, LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HEPATITIS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HISPANIC/LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN THE BRONX. LCDS WILL PARTNER WITH THREE OTHER AFFILIATES OF THE ACACIA NETWORK, WHO SERVE A LARGE VOLUME OF RESIDENTS/CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, INCLUDING: PROMESA, INC. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES (CRS) AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC), UNITED BRONX PARENTS, INC. HIV HEALTH HOMES (HH) AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF PROGRESSIVE DOMINICANS (ACDP) OUTPATIENT CLINIC TREATMENT PROGRAM OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE PARTNERS, LCDS WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES AND PROVIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 400 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, OR A TOTAL OF 1,600 BY THE END OF THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE HIV/HEPC C/MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS TO 50% OF THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED VIA OUTREACH. OBJECTIVE 3: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, ENROLL 100% OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR HIV/HCV/MH INTO THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE 4: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, DEVELOP A CARE PLAN FOR 80% OF CLIENTS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL, MH, AND SUD NEEDS. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, PEER SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 100% ENROLLED CLIENTS AS ALIGNED TO THEIR CARE PLAN. BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 25% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT A REDUCTION IN ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS FROM BASELINE.