Project Grant H79SM091505

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $350,000 to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532).

The Tribes will develop and operate a culturally anchored system of care—a coordinated network of supports designed to improve access, navigation, and early identification of behavioral health needs—serving Native American children, youth, and families residing on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and in the Fort Hall service area. The region encompasses approximately 1,673 Native youth and experiences significant behavioral health disparities driven by historical trauma, socioeconomic challenges, limited mental health infrastructure, and geographic isolation.

Key components include expanding trauma-informed and cultural healing services, implementing Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children Training, strengthening interagency coordination, and improving referral and screening processes. The Tribes will establish a Circle of Care Community Board within three months to guide system of care planning, with monthly meetings in year one and quarterly thereafter. They will provide at least two trauma-informed community trainings annually, offer eight cultural engagement workshops per year, and train staff and providers twice yearly. Extensive community engagement with youth, families, elders, and cultural leaders will shape priorities and ensure cultural relevance throughout the effort.

The period of performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2029, with place of performance at Fort Hall, Idaho 83203.