The Pueblo of Pojoaque has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund a 5-year initiative to: 1) Increase access to culturally-driven, evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for the Pueblo's tribal members and surrounding communities; 2) Implement...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $839,769 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico. This 5-year grant, running from September 2024 to September 2029, will support the Kewa Family Wellness Center Program's comprehensive initiative to address substance misuse, opioid use disorder, and mental health needs within...
The Pueblo of Sandia, a federally recognized American Indian tribe in New Mexico, was awarded a $482,743 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance Program). The funding will help the tribe develop, support, and enhance its adult tribal justice system, and assist in the prevention of opioid, alcohol, and other substance abuse-related crimes. Specifically, the grant will allow the Pueblo of Sandia to expand its...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) to the Pueblo of Acoma, a federally recognized Native American tribe in New Mexico. The grant will fund improvements to the Acoma Tribal Court's operations over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. Key goals include increasing the court's response to citizen service requests, processing traffic citations, and collecting...
The Pueblo of Pojoaque received a $568,085 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support the Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Healing to Wellness Court (PTW) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the grant will enhance PTW operations and increase participation from an average of 20 people per year to 25. Funds will also...
This $1,000,000 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 program (CFDA 93.243) aims to increase access to substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health treatment for adult members of the Cocopah Indian Tribe in Arizona. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant include: 1) expanding outreach, harm...
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 Pueblo of Taos in New Mexico. The grant, titled "Taos Pueblo's Tribal Opioid Response - Combining Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Services to Address the Opioid Crisis," will fund the Taos Pueblo Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program. The TOR program...
The Pueblo of Acoma Tribal Court will receive $900,000 under a five-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596), which aims to strengthen tribal justice system capacity through addressing physical infrastructure needs. Specifically, the Tribal Court will restore pretrial and prosecution diversion programs impacted by COVID-19 with the...
The federal Project Grant award, provided under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will support the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) in addressing opioid use disorder and related public health challenges among American Indian and Alaska Native populations in New Mexico, southern Colorado, and west Texas. The...
This Project Grant award, totaling $750,000, 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 grant aims to address substance abuse, particularly opioid and methamphetamine addiction, within the Yavapai-Apache Nation community in Arizona. Key strategies include prevention, treatment, education, and community engagement to foster...
This federal Project Grant award of $800,000 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 enable the Pueblo of Acoma (POA), a federally recognized tribe in New Mexico, to expand its Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts (AFTDC) program.
The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant include: 1) Increasing substance use disorder-related services through a multi-level, coordinated approach involving the tribal court, behavioral health, and social services departments; 2) Expanding the tribe's network of service providers and community resources to address treatment and service gaps; and 3) Improving data management, information sharing, and program evaluation across the partner organizations. The grant aims to serve up to 35 participants per year, including tribal and non-tribal adults and families experiencing substance use disorders, as well as individuals transitioning from incarceration back to the community.