Project Grant H79TI080340

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) was awarded a $17 million, 10-year Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The award aims to transform maternal health care outcomes in South Carolina by implementing innovative care delivery and payment models. Key objectives include expanding the interprofessional maternal health workforce, investing in data...

This $2,400,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support expanded behavioral health services delivered by Carolina Health Centers, Inc. (CHC), a non-profit community health center in Greenwood, South Carolina. The funding will enable CHC to hire 4 additional behavioral health counselors, an interpreter, and a peer support specialist to increase access...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $8,000,000 Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (CFDA 93.434) to the Social Services South Carolina Department to support and coordinate early childhood care and education systems across South Carolina. The 3-year project grant, effective September 30, 2024, aims to help low-income and disadvantaged children enter kindergarten prepared for academic success by improving program quality,...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program will support advancing equitable access to high-quality child care and early education for families in South Carolina. The prime awardee, Child Trends, Inc., is a non-profit research organization that will leverage its expertise in child development, education, and social policy to conduct...

The Children's Trust of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Corrections will use a $741,960 award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop a family education program under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812). The program aims to reduce risk factors and improve protective factors for high-risk families with incarcerated parents by engaging parents and children in innovative...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,863,708 project grant to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) on July 31, 2024 under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The funding supports the "American Rescue Plan Act - Pediatric Mental Health Care Access New Area Expansion" initiative, which aims to improve pediatric mental health access in South Carolina....

The University of South Carolina received a $299,914 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant will fund the expansion of the university's Integrated Care for Recovery (I-CARE) Training Center to provide specialized training to 35 paraprofessionals, including recovery coaches, peer support specialists, and community health workers, over 4 years. This new...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center in North Carolina. The grant will fund a 2-year initiative to expand behavioral health services, including increasing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Key services to be provided include adding licensed clinical...

The Social Services South Carolina Department received a $1,632,915 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The grant provides comprehensive support services to assist youth who have experienced foster care, particularly those aged 14 and older or who have been adopted or placed in kinship guardianship after age 16. Key...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 project grant to Family Health Center Inc. (FHC) to expand behavioral health services in rural counties of South Carolina. FHC, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, will use the funding to increase staffing and directly provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in addition to...