Project Grant H79TI084697
- This federal Project Grant award of $591,384 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) aims to provide graduate education opportunities and experiential training in clinical social work and nursing for rural Southeast Louisiana residents. The Southeastern Louisiana University Florida Parishes BHWET Project will recruit and train 12 graduate students (6 nursing, 6 social work) over 4...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) to the Lincoln County Ambulance District (LCAD) in Missouri. The goal of LCAD's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program project is to reduce morbidity and mortality from substance use disorder (SUD),...
- The New Hampshire Department of Safety was awarded $828,738 under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to continue and expand the NH Project FIRST initiative. NH Project FIRST seeks to increase the number of first responders and members of key community sectors trained to respond to licit and illicit drug emergencies, establish a statewide first...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) aims to expand substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in the rural Tooele, Utah area. The key products and services to be delivered include implementing a community paramedicine...
- This $2,570,500 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration supports the development and operation of an integrated substance use disorder training program. Funded under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), the award supports a consortium approach to establish a post-graduate training program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The program will provide training for these...
- The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) was awarded a $997,930 Project Grant under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant, titled the "Louisiana Spirit Crisis Counseling Program (CCP)," is intended to provide supplemental emergency mental health services, including crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and mental health worker training, to...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Graduate Psychology Education (CFDA 93.191) program will provide $320,279 to Louisiana State University from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The funding will support the training of 9 psychology doctoral students over 3 cohorts to provide integrated, interdisciplinary behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and substance use...
- The Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development has been awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, with an award date of September 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2029, will fund the implementation of a Certified Recovery Support Specialist...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals provides $749,100 to Ochsner Clinic Foundation under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. The funding will support Ochsner Health System's expansion and enhancement of its existing community health worker (CHW) training program and apprenticeship in Louisiana. Key deliverables...
- This $470,921.38 Project Grant was awarded on November 7, 2024 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CFDA 97.032). The funding is provided to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), specifically its Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) Division, to deliver crisis counseling and mental health services to families in a disaster area located in Baton Rouge, LA. As a pass-through grant, LDH will likely sub-award portions of...
RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING GRANT - PROJECT NAME: RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING GRANT POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: NESS HEALTHCARE NFP PLANS TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING FOR EMS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SERVING THE FOLLOWING WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY RURAL PARISHES OF LOUISIANA: LAFAYETTE, EVANGELINE, SAINT LANDRY, ACADIA, SAINT MARTIN, IBERIA, VERMILION, SAINT MARY, WASHINGTON SAINT TAMMANY, SAINT HELENA, AND TANGIPAHOA. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: A SUITE OF TRAINING COURSES FOR EMS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SAMHSA'S SOUTHEAST MENTAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER NETWORK (MHTTC), WITH NESS HEALTHCARE NFP IDENTIFYING EIGHT SEPARATE COURSES TO BOLSTER THE COMPETENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EMS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS, AS APPLICABLE. THIS TRAINING WILL ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIED TO WORK IN MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS ACROSS THE CATCHMENT AREA. THROUGH MULTIPLE NEW AND EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS, NESS HEALTHCARE NFP WILL TRAIN AND ASSIST WITH LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS FOR EMS AND FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL. COMMITTED PARTNERS INCLUDE ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE; ALL DESERVE ADVOCACY, PREVENTION & TREATMENT (ADAPT, INC.); PONCHATOULA POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND TANGIPAHOA PARISH CORONER'S OFFICE (TPCO). PRE AND POST-TESTS ASSOCIATED WITH EVIDENCED-BASED TRAINING WILL SERVE AS DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS/INTERVIEW PROTOCOLS. THESE INSTRUMENTS/PROTOCOLS WILL ALLOW NESS HEALTHCARE NFP TO MEASURE COMPETENCY AND IMPACT OF TRAINING. FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS WILL TRACK METRICS RELATED TO SECURING LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: NESS HEALTHCARE NFP AIMS TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN 500 EMS/FIRST-RESPONDER PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE RURAL AREAS ACROSS LOUISIANA. THERE IS A NEED TO TRAIN EMS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DISPATCHERS ON 1) IDENTIFICATION OF MH/SUD CRISIS IN THE FIELD; 2) DE-ESCALATION AND STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; 3) LINKING WITH MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS; 3) INCREASING COMPETENCIES OF A SMALL COHORT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD SERVE AS LEADS ON MH/SUD ENCOUNTERS WITH AN OVERALL GOAL OF REDUCING THE INTENSITY OF INTERACTIONS AND GETTING THE INDIVIDUAL THE MOST APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF TREATMENT.
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| Not listed | $0 | 10/17/22 |