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 Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI), a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center serving Miami-Dade County. The grant will fund the "South Miami-Dade County Behavioral Health Service Expansion Project" to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services,...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Christ Community Health Services Augusta (CCH) to expand behavioral health services in the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina. CCH will use the funding to add new behavioral health providers, including 3 focused on adult patients and 1 on pediatrics/adolescents, as well as a behavioral health care coordinator to manage substance...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,200,000 to The Community Clinic, Inc. (doing business as CCI Health Services) to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services at their healthcare facilities in Silver Spring, Maryland. The project aims to address gaps in behavioral health services, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals and those with SUDs, by hiring...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Behavioral Health Service Expansion Grant (CFDA 93.224 - Health Center Program) to the Center for Family and Child Enrichment (CFCE), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Miami Gardens, Florida. Through this 1-year grant, CFCE will expand its mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The funds will be used by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), in collaboration with the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), to explore how the CCBHC model can complement and bolster Colorado's behavioral health care system. Key activities...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Osceola Community Health Services (OCHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Kissimmee, Florida, to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for underserved populations in Osceola County. Specifically, OCHS will develop a collaborative care model that integrates primary care, behavioral health specialists,...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Community Health Care Systems, Inc. (CHCS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to expand behavioral health services in 15 rural counties in East Central Georgia. Specifically, the funding will allow CHCS to hire additional clinical staff, including a psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, and certified peer...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Camillus Health Concern Inc. (CHC), a private non-profit healthcare organization in Miami, Florida. The grant will enable CHC to expand access to primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, and dental services at its main Greer Building location and NCL Campus satellite site by increasing service hours....
The Charles River Community Health (CRCH) organization received a $1,637,514 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will enable CRCH to expand behavioral health (BH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD), at its Brighton and Waltham, MA sites....
This $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) will support the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) in exploring and implementing the CCBHC model to enhance access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services across the state. The key objectives of this planning grant are to: 1) identify gaps in the...
INTEGRATED CARE FOR A HEALTHIER MIAMI-DADE COUNTY - COMMUNITY HEALTH OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. (CHI), A NON-PROFIT PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL TO PLAN FOR, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT SERVICES AND MEET CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS WHO SEEK CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS (COD), AND THOSE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED CRISIS. CHI WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND POPULATIONS HISTORICALLY AND PRESENTLY UNDERSERVED: YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-25 YEARS WITH LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE MIGRANT POPULATION. CHI PLANS TO SERVE 500 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, 100 IN YEAR 2, 120 IN YEAR 3, AND 144 IN YEAR 4, FOR A TOTAL OF 864 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 4-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOAL #1: INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF CHI TO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-25 BY 30%. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED FROM MIGRANT POPULATIONS BY 30%. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, DECREASE THE GAP IN HEALTH OUTCOMES BETWEEN BLACKS/AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY CCBHC QUALITY MEASURES. OBJECTIVE 1.4: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, DECREASE THE GAP IN HEALTH OUTCOMES BETWEEN THE HISPANICS/LATINOS AND OTHER RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY CCBHC QUALITY MEASURES. GOAL #2: INCREASE THE SERVICE CAPACITY OF CHI TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF BECOMING A CCBHC. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY JANUARY 31, 2024, STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE SOUTH (WESTCARE) THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION (DCO) AGREEMENT AND FORMAL PLANS AROUND MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES PROVISION. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY FEBRUARY 29, 2024, INCREASE STAFFING CAPACITY THROUGH THE ADDITION OF SEVEN POSITIONS.