The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to New Breed Creation Life Center, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5-year grant, titled "Project Second Chance", will focus on: 1) behavioral health outreach, treatment,...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program, will implement a community-based substance use and mental health screening, intervention, and navigation program in Mott Haven, New York City. The $1,985,038 project over 5 years will take a multi-component approach, consisting of: 1) scaling up a culturally and...
This $800,000 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 will enable Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. (dba Family Health Centers at NYU Langone) to implement Project LAUNCH in Brooklyn, NY. The key objectives of the project are to: Enhance the organization's Early Childhood Parent Advisory Group to ensure community voices...
This Project Grant award of $498,300 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 will fund the Recovery Care Coordination Project. The project is a continuation and expansion of a prior pilot program, formally launching in May 2023, that serves individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) in Robeson County, North Carolina....
The federal Project Grant award for $120,000.00, funded 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 enhance mental health services for families raising children with significant emotional disturbances or behavioral disorders, as well as those with incarcerated parents, across North Carolina. The "North Carolina Families United...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program provides $750,000 to Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia, operating as Legacy Behavioral Health Services, to implement a Strategic Prevention Framework focused on substance misuse prevention for children in grades 6-12 across a 10-county rural region. The primary goals...
This $375,000 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 program (CFDA 93.243) will allow Northwest Family Services (NWFS), a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon, to expand substance abuse and mental health services for youth ages 9-18 in the Reynolds School District and Gresham-Barlow School District. The project aims to...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $749,996 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. (CAFS) to establish the Bergen County Higher Education Addiction Prevention Consortium (BC HEAP). This 5-year project aims to develop a comprehensive prevention framework tailored to college students aged 17-25 across five...
This Project Grant award of $999,998.00 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 will fund the Integrated Outreach and Care (IOC) project. The IOC project is a partnership between several clinics within the Meharry Medical College academic medical center, the largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) medical center in the...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program provides $2,491,480 to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to serve youth and young adults at risk of developing psychotic disorders. The key objectives are to: 1) develop outreach networks to identify individuals at clinical...
NBC PROPOSES IMPLEMENTATION OF NBC FAMILY AMBASSADORS. ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES. - PROJECT ABSTRACT NEW BREED HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOR A COORDINATED MULTI-SYSTEM FAMILY CENTERED APPROACH THAT WILL ENHANCE AND EXPAND COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT, INCLUDING EARLY INTERVENTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS AND TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH (12-25) WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER (COD) AND THEIR FAMILIES/PRIMARY CAREGIVERS. ACCORDING TO THE 2019 JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE WERE IDENTIFIED AS TWO OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FACING JACKSONVILLE BEHIND ACCESS TO CARE. TO EXACERBATE THE CURRENT INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, FLORIDA IS EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN MEET THE HIGH DEMAND FOR BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IN INNER CITY METRO AREAS. THIS SHORTAGE, IN COMBINATION WITH ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR ENHANCED AND EXPANDED TREATMENT OF SUD AND COD AMONG YOUTH, TRANSITION-AGED ADULTS, AND THEIR CAREGIVERS/FAMILIES. ENHANCEMENT OF CURRENT SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ADDING THE BRIEF STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPY MODEL (BSFT), COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL AND MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY, CENTERING ALL SERVICES AROUND A TRAUMA-INFORMED MODEL, AND COORDINATING TREATMENT WITH OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING ARE MEASURABLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROJECT: 1) BY AUGUST 2026, PROJECT AGAPE YOUTH AND FAMILY AMBASSADORS WILL CONDUCT 3,000 (50-MONTHLY) ENGAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT, AND LINKAGE CONTACTS TARGETING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. 2) BY AUGUST 2026, PROJECT AGAPE YOUTH AND FAMILY AMBASSADORS WILL ENROLL A TOTAL OF 450 CLIENTS INTO THE ENHANCED/ EXPANDED TREATMENT MODEL. 3) BY AUGUST 2026, PROJECT AGAPE YOUTH AND FAMILY AMBASSADORS WILL PROVIDE 450 CLIENTS WITH TRAUMA-FOCUSED SUD AND COD COORDINATED INTEGRATED TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS TO INCLUDE BSFT, TOBACCO CESSATION, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AND MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT. 4) BY AUGUST 2026, THE YSRSC AND FAMILY COORDINATOR (FC) WILL ADMINISTER 1,500 HIV TESTS (25/MONTH FOR THE DURATION OF THE FUNDING PERIOD) 5) BY AUGUST 2026, THE YSRSC AND FC WILL SCREEN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS FOR HCV (25/MONTH) 6) BY THE END OF EACH CONTRACT YEAR, META CONSULTANTS WILL ASSESS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, ENSURE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED, IDENTIFY SUCCESSES, AND IMPLEMENT NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS. TO FULFILL THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT NEW BREED WILL ASSIGN/HIRE EXPERIENCED AND COMPETENT STAFF THAT INCLUDES A PROJECT DIRECTOR (PD), A YOUTH SERVICE/RECOVERY SUPPORT COORDINATOR (YSRSC), A CERTIFIED ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL (CAP), ONE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR (LMHC), A FAMILY COORDINATOR, AND A LEAD EVALUATOR.