The Community Health Foundation Of Puerto Rico Inc. (CHFPR) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This two-year grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will support CHFPR's efforts to expand comprehensive primary healthcare services for underserved and vulnerable populations in...
The $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) Federal Grant Program will enable Centro De Servicios Primarios De Salud De Patillas Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization in Patillas, Puerto Rico, to expand their behavioral health service offerings. The grant, effective September 1, 2024, will support the delivery of comprehensive primary care, dental services, behavioral health support,...
The federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527), supports a healthcare initiative by Corporacion De Servicios Medicos Y Prevencion (doing business as Centro De Salud Hatillo), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The project aims to enhance healthcare services for 150 justice-involved individuals...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) Federal Grant Program, awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to the Morovis Community Health Center Inc. (MCHC) in Puerto Rico. The 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will fund the expansion of behavioral health services, including mental health treatment and substance use disorder (SUD) interventions, at MCHC's main clinic in Morovis and its satellite clinic in Toa Baja. The grant will...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Hospital General De Castaner Inc. in Castaner, Puerto Rico. This 2-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will enable the hospital to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including implementing a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program. The funding will support the...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Migrant Health Center Western Region Inc. (MHC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center in Puerto Rico. The two-year grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund MHC's expansion of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services across its 15 primary care clinics in the western regions of Puerto...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,356,000 Project Grant to Migrant Health Center Western Region Inc. (MHC), a non-profit federally qualified health center in Puerto Rico, under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224). This 3-year award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, will support MHC's delivery of comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to underserved communities in...
The Centro De Salud Familiar DR. Julio Palmieri Ferri, Inc., a non-profit hospital organization in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The grant funding will be used to expand mental health and substance use disorder services in the Arroyo community. Key strategies include implementing a referral system through the organization's emergency...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Sanos Corp, a minority-owned non-profit hospital organization in Puerto Rico, a $2,356,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224). The funding supports Sanos Corp's delivery of comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to underserved communities in Caguas, Puerto Rico impacted by hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes providing medical, dental, behavioral health,...
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was awarded a $2,000,000 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 enable CHC's Behavioral Health Services - Community Guidance Center (CGC) to expand and enhance prevention, treatment, and recovery services...
FY 2022 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT (CCBHC-PDI) - PROJECT NAME: PUERTO RICO CCBHC THE PUERTO RICO CCHBC WILL BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING AND WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, PERSON-AND FAMILY-CENTERED, INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TO THE 282,154 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF LIVING ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO, JUST TO THE WEST OF TERRITORY'S CAPITAL SAN JUAN, WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BAYAMON, CATANO, DORADO, GUAYNABO, TOA BAJA, AND VEGA ALTA. THE TARGET POPULATION IS 99.9% HISPANIC WITH THE LARGEST AGE GROUPS, 25-44 AND 45-64 YEARS OF AGE, TOTALING 26% OF THE POPULATION EACH, 52% TOGETHER. THOSE 65 YEARS AND OLDER HAVE WITNESSED THE LARGEST CHANGE FROM 2000 TO 2019 REACHING AN INCREASE OF 45.6%. OVER HALF, OR 54%, OF THE TARGET POPULATION LIVE BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG). OF THOSE LIVING BELOW 200% FPG, 16%, OR 73,189 HAVE DISABILITIES AND 32% ARE NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE. SERVICE MEMBERS TOTAL 529 MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE AREA, AND 27.8% RECEIVE MEDICAID AND AN ADDITIONAL 20% HAVE MEDICARE. A STAGGERING 19.0% OF PUERTO RICO HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A VEHICLE SHORTAGE INCLUDING THE 13.9%, OR 19,017, OF HOUSEHOLDS LOCATED IN CHFPR'S SERVICE AREA THAT DO NOT HAVE A VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR USE AT ALL. THESE TOTALS FAR EXCEED THE UNITED STATES TOTAL OF 13.5% AND 8.6% RESPECTIVELY. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: IMPLEMENT CCHBC PROGRAM WITHIN CHFPR. OBJ 1.1: DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL PLAN TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION. OBJ 1.2: COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OBJ 1.3: COMPLETE INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OBJ 4: PROVIDE FIVE CORE CCHBC SERVICES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. OBJ 1.5: PROVIDE REMAINING FOUR CORE CCHBC SERVICES WITHIN 12 MONTHS. OBJ 1.6: ESTABLISH CONSUMER AND FAMILY MEMBER ADVISORY WORK GROUP (AWG). OBJ 1.7: COMPLETE CCBHC CERTIFICATION. OBJ 1.8: FOLLOW-UP & UPDATE OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT, GRANT ACTIVITIES, STAFFING PLAN, AND TRAINING PLAN OBJ 1.9: ASSESS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION MONTHLY. OBJ 1.10: UPDATE CCHBC CERTIFICATION ATTESTATION. GOAL 2: PROVIDE CCBHC SERVICES TO 1042 TOTAL UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS DURING THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. OBJ 2.1: HIRE STAFF. OBJ 2.2: DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE REFERRAL SOURCE PROGRAM INFORMATION TO ASSURE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATION UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAM'S COLLABORATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, THE PATHWAY FOR ENTRY FOR THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CCHBC SERVICES. OBJ 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6: RECRUIT AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS PER YEAR FOR THE FOUR-YEAR GRANT PERIOD: YR 1: 233; YR 2:299; YR 3: 255, YR 4: 255 GOAL 3: ESTABLISH CCO PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PATIENT ACCESS/CARE AND DATA COLLECTION. OBJECTIVE 3.1: FINALIZE CARE COORDINATION PROCESSES TO SUPPORT THE REFERRAL AND COORDINATION OF CARE FOR CCBHC PATIENTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DATA AND A FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH EACH OF THE ENTITIES TO ASSURE COORDINATED AND TIMELY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. OBJECTIVE 3.2: IMPLEMENT CCO PROCESSES WITHIN THE CCBHC PROGRAM TO ASSURE COORDINATION OF CARE AND DATA EXCHANGE. GOAL 4: PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF CHFPR'S CCHBC THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 4.1: COMPLETE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND HIRE CCBHC CONSULTANTS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 4.2: REVIEW COMPLETED PLAN AND DISCUSSION WITH BOARD AND STAFF. OBJECTIVE 4.3: IMPLEMENT THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. OBJECTIVE 4.4: UPDATE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ANNUALLY