The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $999,474 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant funding will be used to enhance the Penobscot Healing to Wellness Court (HTWC) by expanding access to tribal citizens who are not enrolled members but have other connections to the Penobscot Nation, as well as non-Native spouses or domestic partners of Penobscot citizens. The project aims...
This $341,268 federal Project Grant award was 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. The funding will support the Wabanaki Tribal Opioid Response Program delivered by the Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness (WPHW) non-profit organization, which serves the five Wabanaki tribal communities in Maine. The grant will focus on...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Mi'Kmaq Nation's Aroostook Band of Micmacs. The funding will allow the tribe to expand and improve its substance use counseling, mental health counseling, case management, and recovery service programs. Key activities...
The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $675,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024). This 3-year grant will be used to strengthen and expand the tribe's existing programming to increase their capacity to respond to sexual assault and enhance services for Native American women who are victims of sexual assault. The Penobscot Nation, which has over 2,300 enrolled members and 600...
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Pleasant Point Indian Reservation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe's federally recognized tribal government. The grant project will utilize recovery support, harm reduction, and revitalization of cultural practices to address substance...
The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $1,198,019 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable the Penobscot Nation Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy Center to: 1) maintain and increase staffing and training to support direct victim services; 2) provide culturally specific...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council. The grant, titled "NA'INBI WOWATSI - Our Way of Life", is a 5-year prevention project aimed at addressing opioid and substance use/abuse, as well as accidental overdose deaths, within the Ohkay Owingeh community. The project...
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma received a $750,000 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. The grant's purpose is to assist in addressing the opioid overdose crisis in tribal communities by increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and supporting a continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment,...
The Penobscot Indian Nation received a $1,010,436.62 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA #93.563) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The purpose of this award is to support the Penobscot Nation's delivery of child support enforcement services to help locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support for...
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma received a $750,000 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. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the Ponca Tribe Opioid Response Program over a 5-year period through September 29, 2029. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1)...
The Penobscot Indian Nation was awarded a $1,173,003 Project Grant 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. The 5-year grant, which began on September 30, 2024, will support the Penobscot Nation Tribal Healing to Wellness Court's efforts to enhance the delivery of culturally-specific recovery services to tribal members, their spouses/partners, and descendants in rural northern Maine. Key project activities include hiring a public defender to coordinate legal, psychological, and social services; providing access to culturally-appropriate detoxification and treatment programs; and establishing an interjurisdictional service model to reduce incarceration rates and substance abuse relapse. The project aims to serve 75 individuals over the grant period by expanding access to wraparound care and addressing gaps in the continuum of substance abuse and mental health treatment for this underserved population.