The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $1,005,154 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The overarching goal of this 5-year grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, is to reduce opioid and stimulant use and overdose within the Yakama Nation community. The Yakima Nation Tiinawit Program will...
The Yakama Nation was awarded a $1,467,748 Garrett Lee Smith Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (GLS) Program 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 5-year project aims to increase suicide prevention, early intervention, and treatment efforts for youth up to age 24 in Yakima County, Washington, with a focus...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant funding will be used to support first responders and community members in mitigating the opioid/fentanyl overdose crisis within the Yakama Nation's jurisdiction. Key objectives include...
This Project Grant award of $3,999,600 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 support the Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services (YNBHS) System of Care Expansion project. The 4-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, will serve approximately 250 Native children and youth, birth through age 21, who are at risk for...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $130,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Harlem, Montana. The grant, titled "Tei Nii I Inn Kiin Project (To Live Strongly) - The Tei Nii I Inn Kiin Native Connections Grant Program", aims to strengthen youth and young adult (up to age 24) serving agencies to...
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) was awarded a $249,973 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. This 5-year grant will support the "YKHC CALRICARAQ Native Connections" project, which aims to serve 1,500 youth aged 24 and under in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. The project will provide...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Native Village of Scammon Bay. The 5-year Scammon Bay Native Connections project will utilize the Yup'ik culture and traditional ways of life to deliver the evidence-based Qungasvik (Tools for Life) prevention program to over 600 community members. The...
The Quapaw Nation was awarded a $260,000 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 funding will support the Quapaw Nation Native Connections Youth Program, which aims to provide a holistic approach to address the behavioral health, trauma, and co-occurring needs of Native American youth ages 5-24 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma....
The federal Project Grant award H79SM089715, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958), supports the "Leading Our Future" program. This $119,977 initiative aims to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance misuse, and the impact of trauma among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth on the Spokane Indian Reservation and surrounding communities. The...
The Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) was awarded a $380,000 Project Grant from 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 NAFFA's "Transforming Tomorrow Youth and Young Adult Intensive Outpatient Program" to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance misuse, and trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian youth....