This federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) provides $1,000,000 to the Government of the District of Columbia to enhance its behavioral health infrastructure and prepare clinics to become CCBHCs. The funding will enable the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) to...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia was awarded a 5-year, $10,000,000 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 "Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Georgia (PIPBHC-GA)" project will serve a 19-county area in rural South Georgia,...
This federal Block Grant award for $270,734.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was provided to the Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Division, doing business as the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). The grant was awarded under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958), which provides financial assistance to states and territories to deliver comprehensive community-based...
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) was awarded a $6,882,250 five-year Project Grant (H79SM090001) 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 ILLINOIS STATE PIPBHC PROJECT, which will bring together two community-based behavioral health providers, Centerstone of Illinois and Chestnut Health Systems,...
This $136,814 federal Block 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) supports the Government of the District of Columbia's Department of Behavioral Health in delivering comprehensive community mental health services. The funding will enable the provision of a wide range of behavioral health interventions, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment,...
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) of the Government of the District of Columbia has been awarded a $300,000 formula grant under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The PATH program provides funding to states and territories to support services for individuals suffering from serious mental illness, serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders, and/or...
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a $375,000 block grant to the Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Department of Behavioral Health from September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program, which provides financial assistance to states and territories to implement comprehensive community-based...
The federal Block Grant award for $1,416,344.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) program. This two-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports the Government of the District of Columbia's Department of Behavioral Health in delivering a comprehensive range of community-based mental health services. The funding enables the provision of outpatient counseling,...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) was awarded a $2,000,000 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 purpose of this 5-year grant (September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029) is to increase behavioral health screening, access to mental health care, and improve the quality of care for underserved individuals...
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing was awarded a $5,338,766 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 will fund the National Council's administration of the SAMHSA-supported National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS). The CIHS will promote the integration of primary and behavioral...
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in the District of Columbia was awarded a $1,842,659 Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) 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). This 5-year grant aims to expand integrated whole-person care services for Medicaid-eligible and uninsured adults aged 55 and older in the District who have serious mental illness (SMI) and co-occurring physical health conditions.
DBH plans to partner with at least two community agencies, including a primary care provider using the collaborative care model and a community behavioral health clinic, to deliver evidence-based interventions such as the collaborative care model, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). The funding will support these partners in expanding their existing integrated care efforts to reach more patients in need, particularly focusing on older adults and racial/ethnic minority groups.