This 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 $599,886 to Makana O KE Akua, Inc. to build a community of recovery (BCOR) for justice-impacted adults in Honolulu County, Hawaii who are in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorders (COD). The 3-year project aims to...
This $1,800,000 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 improve the integration of primary and behavioral healthcare in Alaska. The funding will be administered to three primary care providers/practices in Alaska to implement the Collaborative Care Model and improve the identification and treatment of mental...
This $375,000 Project Grant award, funded 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, will support the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) in implementing a comprehensive substance use prevention framework in the Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: establishing...
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...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $369,611 Project Grant under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to the Copper River Native Association (CRNA), a tribally owned healthcare organization serving five Ahtna tribes in Alaska. The "Cultural Crossroads: Strengthening Connections" program aims to mitigate high-risk behaviors linked to suicide and substance abuse through...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,023,802 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native non-profit healthcare organization. The 5-year grant aims to reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and northern Anchorage, Alaska through the provision of culturally...
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 $1,773,802 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) in Anchorage, Alaska. The award will fund CITC's efforts to expand and enhance its residential substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment and recovery services in the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 3-year, $750,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to Center Point, Inc. (CPI), a non-profit organization in Marin County, California. The grant will fund CPI's "Recovery Residences Plus" program, which aims to expand and enhance the organization's continuum of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. Key program elements include providing job training, transitional housing/recovery...
This Project Grant award of $219,540 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 supports the "Circle of Hope Project - A Unified Front Against Youth Crisis" implemented by Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium serving Alaska Native communities in the Bering Strait region. The project aims to prevent...
The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The award will fund a dedicated planning year to prepare for the statewide implementation of the CCBHC model in Alaska. This initiative aims to expand access to coordinated, comprehensive behavioral health care across Alaska, with a focus...
This 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 $1.2M over 3 years to Choices, Inc. in Anchorage, Alaska to build a culturally responsive community of recovery (COR) through multi-organizational partnerships.
The project aims to: 1) increase the number of peer support specialists from diverse backgrounds, 2) support peer support personnel in human services education, 3) enhance peer support supervision, training, and professional development, 4) expand recovery supports and an enriching recovery culture, 5) unite partner organizations into the COR using peer support, and 6) advance effective and innovative recovery practices through participatory evaluation. The project will enroll 50 individuals with substance use disorders or co-occurring disorders in the first year, growing to 340 members by the third year. Key partners include Denali Family Services, First Congregational Church of Anchorage, the University of Alaska Anchorage Departments of Human Services and Computer Science.