The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate was awarded a $341,268 Project Grant 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. The goal of this 5-year grant, which began on September 30, 2024, is to enhance medication-assisted treatment and harm reduction services for opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders on the Lake Traverse Reservation in...
The Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska was awarded a $778,688 Project Grant (Award ID: H79TI087873) 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. The grant will fund the Tokaheya Takuye - The Santee Sioux Nation Health and Wellness Center to provide peer recovery support services to individuals and families within the tribe's exterior boundaries....
The Oglala Sioux Tribe was awarded a $735,000 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 aims to improve the continuity of care and follow-up for youth identified to be at risk for suicide on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The funding will be used to increase the capacity and accessibility of clinical services...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $735,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (Gptchb), a 501(c)(3) community-based tribal entity. The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the Teca Kici Okijupi - Connecting with Our Youth (CWOY) Navigator Program, which aims to: 1) increase the number...
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Health Center (FSST HC) received a $499,958 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. This 5-year grant will enable FSST HC to continue providing preventative, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services for opioid use disorder to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal (FSST) community in...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council. The grant, titled "NA'INBI WOWATSI - Our Way of Life", is a 5-year prevention project aimed at addressing opioid and substance use/abuse, as well as accidental overdose deaths, within the Ohkay Owingeh community. The project...
This Project Grant award of $129,558 was 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. The funding will support the Hunkpapa Development Community Suicide Prevention Program, which will serve the Rapid City area and surrounding communities in South Dakota. The program aims to provide a strength-based outreach project to decrease suicide...
The Sokaogan Chippewa Community was awarded a $340,865 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 aims to increase access to FDA-approved medications and comprehensive support services for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) within the Sokaogan Chippewa tribal community. The 5-year project will focus on...
The Oglala Lakota Division of Behavioral Health (OL-DBH) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The funding will be used over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029 to implement a comprehensive set of behavioral health interventions aimed at reducing the abuse of opioids and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $840,500 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes. The "Integrating Native Solutions for Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Efforts (INSPIRE) Project" aims to address substance abuse and promote wellness within the...
The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) was awarded a $240,000 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, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the SWO Native Connections Behavioral Health Project. This project aims to engage the SWO community, particularly 3,242 American Indian youth aged 24 and younger, in preventing substance misuse and suicidal behavior, as well as improve access to services for 500 high-risk young people on the Lake Traverse Reservation. Key activities include employing a project director, chemical dependency counselor/family case-manager, and data specialist/intake to lead prevention and intervention efforts, organizing youth advisory groups and community gatherings, and developing a strategic action plan to create systemic changes and a more coordinated network of youth-serving programs and resources.