The federal Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) program will fund the Native Healthcare Center's Tribal Behavioral Health Program. The program aims to reduce the risk of suicide among tribal youth aged 24 and younger in the Houston metro area by providing access to culturally appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. Key...
The federal Project Grant award H79SM089714 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The $120,000 grant aims to strengthen youth and young adult (up to age 24) serving agencies within the Fort Belknap Indian Community to address childhood mental health issues, experiences of trauma, suicide risk, and the cycle of violence. The grant program, titled "Tei Nii I...
This $735,000 Project Grant awarded 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 fund the implementation of youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in the Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico. The award will focus on serving Native American youth experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or suicidality...
The Hunkpapa Development Community Suicide Prevention Program is a $119,592 federal Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) program. The grant will fund a strength-based outreach project to decrease suicide and substance abuse in the Rapid City, South Dakota area and surrounding communities. The project will be implemented by Hunkpapa Development LLC, a tribally...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Kawerak, Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) to implement the Circle of Hope Project. This 5-year initiative aims to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance misuse, and the impact of trauma among Bering Strait youth up to age 24 in Alaska Native communities. The project will employ a multi-faceted, culturally-integrated approach,...
This $250,000 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) will fund the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) Native Connections Behavioral Health Project. The project aims to engage the Oyate (people) in community-driven efforts to prevent substance misuse and suicidal behavior among 3,242 American Indian youth aged 24...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the Karuk Tribe of California. The grant, titled "Yaan'iiftihansa Thaaneen (To Be Around Youth)", is designed to build connectedness between different school-age youth cohorts while including elders, as a...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $259,788 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) program to the Fite For The Forgotten Generation Foundation, Inc. in Park Hill, Oklahoma. The grant, titled "The Sacred Hoop of Healing", aims to support mental health and healing for Native American children, teens, and families in Delaware and Cherokee...
The federal Project Grant award H79SM089715 for $119,977.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant will fund the "Leading Our Future" program, a comprehensive initiative aimed at preventing and reducing suicidal behavior, substance misuse, and the impact of trauma among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth on the Spokane Indian...
The Native Village of Tyonek, a federally recognized tribe in Alaska, received a $1.25 million federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable the tribe to expand services to address suicide and substance abuse among tribal youth aged 24 and younger. Key activities include developing a tribal...