The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $45,452,044 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), Behavioral Healthcare Division. The grant will fund comprehensive initiatives to address opioid and stimulant misuse across Rhode Island over a 3-year period from...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award was made 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. The grant aims to increase substance use disorder treatment, early detection, and linkage to care for Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk for HIV/AIDS in New York City. Key products and services to be delivered include: Providing...
This $1,656,459 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 support the Providence Overdose Prevention Project in Providence, Rhode Island. The project aims to: 1) Increase the capacity of Providence Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to implement evidence-based practices that engage people who use drugs and connect...
This $400,000 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 aims to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 18-35 year-old Latinx, Black/African American, and LGBTQIA2S+ adults with SUD and/or co-occurring mental disorders in Los Angeles County. The five-year project,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). The RI Drug Court Support Project aims to improve the accessibility and availability of culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented treatment and...
This $1,148,802 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) aims to strengthen and sustain integrated behavioral healthcare delivery in Rhode Island. The key objectives are to: Build the capacity of behavioral healthcare teams and integrated primary/behavioral healthcare teams by training a new cadre of 59 dually-certified Peer Recovery Specialists - Community Health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Erise Williams and Associates, Inc. The grant, titled "STL MADE: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at Risk for HIV/AIDS," will be used to extend an existing program and...
This $750,000 Project Grant award, 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 program (CFDA 93.243), aims to address substance use and mental health disparities among the LGBTQI+ community in Clark County, Nevada. The PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities, a non-profit organization based in Las Vegas, will collaborate with local LGBTQI+-serving...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $549,216 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to the Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center (HHHRC) to expand behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, for the transgender community in Honolulu County. The project will establish an integrated clinical team to provide onsite addiction treatment, skills-based groups, and mental health support, as...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,259,976 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (The Center). This 5-year grant will enable The Center to implement the "EMPOWER Behavioral Health: A Minority Health Syndemic Response" project, which aims to increase access to integrated substance...
This $1,497,006 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 fund a 5-year project to increase access to and engagement in substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) treatment for racial/ethnic minority LGBTQ+ individuals in Rhode Island.
The project aims to: 1) increase access to culturally-tailored SUD/COD care, 2) decrease substance use and mental health symptoms, 3) increase knowledge of HIV/viral hepatitis/STD status, 4) decrease HIV infections, and 5) promote health literacy to address minority stress and stigma. The prime awardee, The Miriam Hospital, will collaborate with sub-recipient Project Weber/Renew to provide community-based outreach, screening, treatment, and preventive services to 225 individuals. Key activities include screening 800 individuals, providing multidisciplinary care, testing for communicable diseases, and delivering anti-racism education across three program sites.