The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a $1,465,254 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). This 2-year grant, effective Sep 30, 2023 through Sep 29, 2025, will enable OHA to implement its plan for delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services across the state. Funded services include outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) received a $20,960,330 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This two-year grant, awarded from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026, supports OHA's comprehensive community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The grant enables OHA to...
The Oregon Health Authority was awarded a $6.6 million Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.982). The grant aims to provide supplemental emergency mental health counseling to individuals affected by major disasters in Oregon through November 2022. Services include training workers to deliver counseling. Lane County Oregon was awarded a sub-grant as...
This $804,830 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) will fund the implementation of two community-based mental health programs in a rural county in Southern Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will partner with the local Community Mental Health Program, Circuit Court, and sole emergency room to provide court-ordered outpatient civil commitment and AOT services for...
The federal Block Grant award, with ID B09SM089972, provides $740,044.00 in funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). This two-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in delivering a range of comprehensive community-based mental health services across the state of Oregon. The grant enables OHA to implement outpatient...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 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 organization in Virginia. The grant will fund the development and expansion of the Compassionate Crisis Care Network, an alternative peer-designed and peer-led crisis prevention and recovery support program that combines in-person...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) received a $45,830,769 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 grant, known as the Oregon State Opioid Response (SOR) 4 Grant, will fund a comprehensive set of activities to address substance use disorders, overdose prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery support,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $733,204 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Oregon City School District 62. The grant funding will support a collaborative initiative between the Oregon City School District and the Gladstone School District to increase community capacity in addressing youth substance misuse and mental health challenges. The...
This $375,000 Project Grant award to Northwest Family Services (NWFS) 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 support a comprehensive data-driven project to address substance use and mental health challenges among Latinx and LGBTQI+ youth in the Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds school districts in Oregon's East Multnomah County. The key...
This Project Grant award of $240,000.00, issued 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, aims to implement the Texas Empowerment Initiative - Training and Leadership Development project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Training and certification for people with lived experience of mental health issues to become mental...
The Mental Health Association of Oregon (MHAAO) was awarded a $240,000 three-year Project Grant (H79SM089789) under 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). The grant funds the Growing Oregon Peer Leaders (GOPL) Collective, which aims to strengthen the capacity of statewide mental health peer-led organizations in Oregon.
The GOPL Collective will provide training, technical assistance, mentorship, networking, and capacity building development to emerging and current mental health peer leaders across Oregon. This will be achieved through a cohort-based model, where 10 peer leaders are selected annually to participate in monthly office hours, quarterly leadership institute sessions, and on-demand support. The project specifically focuses on supporting the growth and development of peer leaders from marginalized and underserved communities to enhance their participation, voice, leadership, and empowerment in effecting systems change and improving the quality of mental health services.