The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $839,988 project grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (The Center). The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will enable The Center to expand its capacity to serve clients with HIV/STIs and/or substance use disorders (SUD)/co-occurring diagnoses. Through...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Erise Williams and Associates, Inc. to implement the "STL MADE: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at Risk for HIV/AIDS" project. The project aims to increase engagement in care for Black/African American individuals 18...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $487,461 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Native Health, a non-profit minority-owned healthcare organization in Phoenix, Arizona. The grant funding will support an Integrated Health and Outreach Program for HIV and SUD Prevention targeting underserved urban Indigenous, Hispanic, and minority populations in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Center for Health Justice, Inc., a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization. The grant, titled "Project HOPE," aims to implement substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health treatment and...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Osceola Community Health Services (OCHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Kissimmee, Florida, to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for underserved populations in Osceola County. Specifically, OCHS will develop a collaborative care model that integrates primary care, behavioral health specialists,...
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (CFDA 93.899) to Centerstone of Florida, Inc. to implement the Syndemic Approach to Prevention at Centerstone (SAP-C) program. The SAP-C program will take a comprehensive, syndemic approach to advance equity for racial/ethnic minority communities, especially Black female identities, who are experiencing disparities related to HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections,...
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 $750,000 Project Grant to the PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. The grant will fund a 5-year initiative to address substance use and mental health disparities among the LGBTQI+ population in Clark County, Nevada. Key activities include disseminating substance...
This Project Grant award of $2,400,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Centerplace Health, Inc., a federally qualified health center in Sarasota, Florida, to expand its behavioral health and substance use disorder services. Specifically, the funding will allow Centerplace Health to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including medication-assisted treatment...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,497,006.00, provided 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 increase access to and engagement in culturally congruent, status neutral substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with intersectional LGBTQ+...
This 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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $400,000 in funding to the Center for Health Justice, Inc., a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization. The project, titled "Project RENEW," aims to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 18-35...
WILL PROVIDE LINKAGES AMONG AREA ORGANIZATIONS WITH OVERLAPPING CONSTITUENCIES TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENTS AND NAVIGATION SERVICES TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE RECRUITED, ENGAGED AND RETAINED CARE. - TWO SPIRIT HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (26HEALTH, INC.) IS CENTRAL FLORIDA'S LGBTQ+ HEALTH CENTER. WE ARE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO IN ORANGE COUNTY. WE ARE MODELED AFTER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM (FQHC) AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, STD/HIV/HEP TESTING, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, PATIENT CARE SERVICES, AND OTHER WELLNESS SERVICES. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REBRANDING TO 26HEALTH, INC. AND HAVE COMPLETED THE FILING WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, HOWEVER, THE PROCESS IS NOT YET COMPLETE. FOR THIS PROJECT, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION STRATEGY TO ENGAGE WITH MALE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE TRANSGENDER OR NON-BINARY EXPERIENCE AND ARE LARGELY AGED 13-24. THE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WILL SEEK TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF HIV TESTING, TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION AMONG THIS POPULATION, ALONG WITH REFERRALS TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE TREATMENT (COMPLETED IN-HOUSE) WHERE INDICATED. WE KNOW THAT WITH OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR BASELINE IS 933 TESTS PER YEAR FOR HIV. WITH AN EXPECTATION THAT WE CAN INCREASE TESTING NUMBERS BY 3% ANNUALLY, WE EXPECT TO TEST 961 PEOPLE IN YEAR 1, 990 IN YEAR TWO, 1,018 IN YEAR THREE, 1,049 IN YEAR FOUR, AND 1,080 IN YEAR FIVE. ALTHOUGH NO DATA EXISTS FOR DETERMINING HOW MANY PEOPLE GET TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING ANY SPECIFIC PERIOD, ANECDOTALLY, WE ASSUME 10% OF PEOPLE GET RETESTED. ACCOUNTING FOR THAT ESTIMATE, WE CAN TEST 4,588 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. BASED UPON THE DATA ACCUMULATED IN SECTION A, WE ESTIMATE 24% OF PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE WILL BE ASSESSED TO BE IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE TREATMENT. 2017 DATA REFLECTS 514 NEW CASES OF HIV IN ORANGE COUNTY, FL. THEREFORE WE ESTIMATE 123 PEOPLE EACH YEAR (514 X 24%) REFERRED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, EQUALING 615 PEOPLE OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. OUR STATED GOALS FOR THE PROJECT ARE 1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SUBSTANCE MISUSE TREATMENT, AND 2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION OF FOCUS WHO ARE TESTED FOR HIV/STI/HEP.