The Casa PALS-Promotores Amplificando La Sabiduria project, funded by a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program, will address social determinants of health and leading health indicators related to drug overdose deaths and suicide among Latino populations in Massachusetts. The 4-year program, implemented by the minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Stepping Stone Inc., a non-profit organization based in Fall River, Massachusetts. The three-year Peer2Peer Recovery Coach Project will provide peer recovery and other supportive services to 165 individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring substance...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will fund the "TRANSCEND: Empowerment, Recovery and Re-entry Program" delivered by Casa Esperanza Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts. The program will provide integrated recovery-oriented services in culturally appropriate Spanish language to over 125 Latino individuals returning from...
This federal Project Grant award of $119,999 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 build capacity for family support services in Massachusetts. The key objectives are to: (I) increase the number of well-trained family peer workforce members serving families with children and youth with mental health needs; (II) create an...
This Project Grant award, totaling $900,000 and effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, 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 award will support Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc., a non-profit organization, in developing, enhancing, expanding, and delivering recovery support services (RSS) as well as...
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 High Point Treatment Center, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the "Partnering with Youth for Success in Regional Prevention" project. This initiative aims to (1)...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc. The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will fund a comprehensive program to provide evidence-based treatment, recovery support services, and housing assistance for individuals with substance use disorders...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the provision of a range of mental health and substance abuse recovery services by the Portage Recovery Center, Inc. d/b/a The Harbor Recovery Center in Portage, WI. Key services include: Family peer support, individual certified peer support, and referrals to treatment for individuals seeking recovery from addiction...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance provides $999,998 to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) to develop and implement the Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery for Homelessness (STAR-H) program. STAR-H will deliver specialized housing support and wraparound services to 175 chronically homeless...
The Albuquerque Center for Hope and Recovery (ACHR) received a $300,000 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 funding will be used to expand and enhance ACHR's peer support services for residents in Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties in New Mexico. The peer support services will follow an undiluted peer-led...
This 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 (CFDA 93.243) program provides $600,000 in funding to Casa Esperanza Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The project, titled "Mi Camino Peer Support Services," aims to enhance and strengthen a Latino community of recovery in the Greater Boston area by providing culturally focused, trauma-informed peer recovery support services integrated with substance use, mental health, and primary care services. Key services include a community needs assessment, peer recovery coaching, skills-building groups, peer leadership development, and efforts to improve access to integrated treatment and care. The project will serve 90 clients in the first year and 130 clients per year thereafter, for a total of 350 clients over the 3-year award period from September 2024 to September 2027.