This $1,599,994 five-year 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) aims to promote early childhood mental health and wellbeing in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The grant recipient, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. (LECOM), will use the funding to: Improve public awareness of early childhood wellbeing and...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The grant will fund the Luzerne-Wyoming Counties System of Care Expansion (LW-SOCE) initiative, which aims to create a comprehensive system of care for children birth to age 12 with or at risk of serious emotional disturbance in Luzerne and Wyoming...
This Project Grant award, provided 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, will promote wellness and improve outcomes for low-income children from birth to 8 years in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. The $1,599,634 award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support infant and early childhood mental health...
This $1,543,658 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the "Georgetown Project LAUNCH" initiative in Washington, D.C. Over 5 years, the project will: Screen over 500 children and 350 parents for mental health needs, with a focus on underserved communities in Wards 7, 8, and portions of Ward 5 Train...
This $800,000 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) will enable the County of Luzerne, Pennsylvania to develop a comprehensive system of care serving children birth to age 8 with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. The initiative, known as Luzerne-Wyoming Launch (L-W Launch),...
This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program will fund the County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania to enhance and expand its Mental Health/Child Welfare Community of Practice System of Care. The project aims to improve access, coordination, and quality of mental health services for children, youth, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,199,604.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant aims to enhance early childhood mental health through professional development and community support in Boston, Massachusetts. The award was made to Walker Inc., a non-profit organization, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025. The funding will support the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Wayne State University a $798,487 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year grant, starting on September 30, 2024, will fund the "MPSI Project LAUNCH: Promoting Young Child Wellness in Detroit" program. This program aims to improve access to high-quality early childhood care and education, and promote...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), supports the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The $1,757,676.00 grant, awarded on Jan 27, 2025, will enable the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to deliver critical crisis counseling, outreach services, case management, and mental health worker training to individuals affected by recent disasters and emergencies in...
This $120,000 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) will support the Cheltenham Communities that Care coalition in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. The funding will be used to: (1) increase the coalition's prevention infrastructure and capacity through training, strategic planning, and implementing evidence-based...
The federal 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 $3,199,600 to Gemma Services in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The project, titled "LAUNCHPAD: Empowering Families and Professionals through Behavioral Health Education", aims to address the unmet mental health needs of children ages 0-8 in southeastern Pennsylvania. Key objectives of the 5-year project include: 1) Providing education, coaching, and screening tools to support up to 1,000 families at a time; 2) Implementing a public awareness campaign to promote early childhood development and mental health support; and 3) Facilitating system change by increasing access to services through a Youth Child Wellness Council. Performance measures will track the number of families and children participating in the evidence-based Family Check-Up Online model, mental health first aid training participants, and entities engaged in the council.