Project Grant H79SM089470
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Aware Inc. $525,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to establish and operate a residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder in rural western Montana. Aware Inc., a CARF-accredited, Medicaid-enrolled Montana nonprofit, is...
- The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the County of Lewis & Clark $196,282 on October 1, 2025, under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA, CFDA 16.070) to implement an agency-wide officer wellness framework at the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office. The award funds four primary components: expansion and formalization of peer support and mentoring programs; integration of licensed, culturally competent mental health professionals into...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Aware Inc. $250,000 on September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to strengthen the Western Montana 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Aware Inc., the 988 provider for seven counties in western Montana (Missoula, Flathead, Ravalli, Lincoln, Lake, Mineral, and Sanders), will use the funding to strengthen systematic follow-up care and...
- The Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services, Inc. was awarded a $323,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant falls under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), which provides funding to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents. Specifically, the funding will support Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services, Inc.'s ARP Economic Development...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded South Central Montana Regional Mental Health Center (doing business as Bridgemont Health & Wellness) $1.5 million under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program on September 30, 2025, for a three-year targeted capacity expansion serving patients with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder. The award funds 3.9 full-time equivalent clinical and support...
- The Lewis and Clark County in Montana was awarded a $549,976 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant funding will be used to enhance the county's Mobile Crisis Response Team co-response model with law enforcement to improve public health and safety, build community trust, and enhance outcomes for individuals with mental health or co-occurring disorders. Key...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $750,000 to Yellowstone City County Health Department, doing business as Riverstone Health, on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). Riverstone Health will establish the Yellowstone County Mobile Crisis Team Partnership to implement a behavioral health-led mobile crisis response system serving...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the City of Missoula $726,647 on September 30, 2026, to expand the Missoula Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The MCT expansion will add a third mobile crisis response unit to the existing two-unit team and extend service capacity into underserved rural areas of Missoula County. The...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services $7,777,710 on October 1, 2025, under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Helena, Montana. The block grant funds comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the City of Clarksville $750,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The City of Clarksville's Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnership with Centerstone (C-MCTP) will operate two-person mobile crisis co-response teams providing in-person crisis intervention and post-crisis support...
AWARE CCBHC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT - LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY - AWARE'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CCBHC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES IN LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY. LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING GAPS IN SERVICE AND UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. CLOSURE OF HELENA'S CRISIS STABILIZATION FACILITY IN 2020 AND ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF CRISIS SERVICES PRESENT CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE COMMUNITY. AWARE'S CCBHC PROJECT IS POISED TO MEET THE PRESSING, UNMET HEALTH NEEDS AND GAPS IN LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY BY FACILITATING SERVICES FOR A COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED AS HIGH RISK FOR SUICIDE, OPIOID OVERDOSE, AND OTHER DEATHS OF DESPAIR. AWARE PLANS TO SERVE 500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CCBHC SERVICES AND COLLABORATIONS. REVITALIZING COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE CCBHC MODEL WILL SPRINGBOARD SERVICES INTO A COMMUNITY WITH PROVEN NEED. AS ONE OF MONTANA'S LARGEST PROVIDERS OF HUMAN SERVICES, AWARE IS READY AND ABLE TO BECOME THE SOLE PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE CCBHC SERVICES AND TO FILL ESSENTIAL NEEDS IN THE COUNTY AND ITS SURROUNDING RURAL REGIONS. AWARE WILL COORDINATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS BY INVESTING IN A NETWORK DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS, INTEGRATED PROCESS TO ADDRESS EACH PERSON'S UNIQUE HEALTH NEEDS. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH WILL LEVERAGE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS TO SUPPORT PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WHILE OFFERING BROADER CONNECTION TO SUPPORTS NOT TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED BY PRIMARY CARE BY CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. AWARE'S CCBHC WILL PROVIDE CARE TO ALL WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO INCREASING CARE FOR HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQIA+, MEMBERS OF A TRIBAL NATION, AND UNDERSERVED VETERANS. BY INCREASING ACCESS AND DECREASING STIGMA, IT IS HOPED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY WILL IMPROVE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 6/30/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 6/30/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 9/17/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/25/25 |