The National Alliance on Mental Illness Nebraska (NAMI Nebraska) was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a 3-year initiative to enhance the capacity, infrastructure, and sustainability of mental health services for families caring for young people with...
The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services received a $18,359,632 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 award aims to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment, and support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for opioid and stimulant use disorders across Nebraska. Key...
The federal grant award, with ID B09SM090356, 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 $6,139,330.00 award was granted to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (NDHHS) to support comprehensive community-based mental health services across the state from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026. The funding will enable NDHHS to deliver a wide range of...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $298,227 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (NDHHS). This federal grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2025, to September 29, 2027, will support NDHHS in providing comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances in Lincoln, Nebraska. The...
The federal Block Grant award of $298,227.00 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 supports the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) in delivering comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances across the state of Nebraska. The funding will enable...
This $700,434 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982) will support the 2024 Nebraska Crisis Counseling Program in response to severe weather, straight-line winds, and tornados. The primary objectives are to provide supplemental emergency mental health counseling, crisis intervention, outreach, and mental health worker training to...
The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has been awarded a $590,364 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This 2-year grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable DHHS to implement the state's plan for providing comprehensive community-based mental health services. Key services to be delivered under this Block Grant...
This $359,994 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, aims to strengthen the capacity of North Dakota's peer-led organizations to collaborate with the state and improve mental health support systems and services for individuals with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. Key objectives include enhancing the...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,064,915.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The grant supports the Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc. (dba Disability Rights Nebraska), the designated state Protection and Advocacy (P&A) organization, in delivering comprehensive advocacy and legal services to protect and advance the rights of...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Strength In Peers Inc., a non-profit recovery community organization. The grant will fund the expansion of the Community Recovery Center project from the organization's Harrisonburg, VA office to two new satellite locations over a 3-year period from September 2024 to...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Wellbeing Initiative Inc., a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The $239,180 grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, aims to significantly enhance mental health outcomes for underrepresented and underserved populations across Nebraska, particularly in rural areas. The key products and services to be delivered include evidence-based training for peer support specialists, integration of whole health peer support models, development of recovery-oriented services tailored to Nebraska's diverse population, and the establishment of partnerships for policy development. The project is expected to directly benefit over 30 peers annually through training programs and improve access to mental health resources for an estimated 113,186 adults and 27,050 children suffering from serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance, respectively.