The Cherokee Nation was awarded a $1,990,000 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 grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support the Cherokee Nation SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) Project. This project aims to provide culturally sensitive,...
The Cherokee Nation has been awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund the Cherokee Nation's Tribal Opioid Response (CN TOR) program, a comprehensive initiative to provide evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, recovery services, harm reduction, and prevention programs for...
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was awarded a $2,302,500 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 grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028, will enable EBCI to implement a multi-faceted approach to combat substance use disorders and overdoses on the Qualla Boundary. Key activities...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded 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) will support the Chapa-De Indian Health Program, Inc. in enhancing its comprehensive healthcare services for American Indian, Alaska Native (AIAN), and other underserved patients in California. The funding will enable Chapa-De to expand and improve its...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $386,902 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Keetoowah Economic Development Authority, a tribally owned firm representing the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The "Resiliency Pathways" grant program aims to address the opioid crisis by focusing on prevention and harm reduction...
The Chickasaw Nation received a $5,569,436 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 5-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will allow the Chickasaw Nation to provide a comprehensive continuum of care for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use...
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 Wrap Project Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The funding will support the Cherokee County Adult Treatment Court Expansion Program, which aims to serve a minimum of 40 adults annually and over 200 individuals across the 5-year grant period....
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $3,715,785 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 grant will fund a 5-year initiative to provide prevention, treatment, and recovery support services aimed at reducing unmet treatment needs, opioid overdose-related deaths, and stimulant misuse and use disorders across the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to the Mi'Kmaq Nation under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant funding will enable the Mi'Kmaq Nation to expand and improve its substance use counseling, mental health counseling, case management, and recovery service programs. Key activities include...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $499,986 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The funding will be used over a 5-year period to provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services for up to 32 Native American patients with substance use disorder on and around the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. The goal is to...
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) received a $1,695,216 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 award will fund the Analenisgi Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program over a 5-year period starting September 30, 2024.
The program aims to expand access to MAT services, extend program hours, increase peer support, provide individual and group education to residential treatment participants, and incorporate additional Native American traditions into the curriculum. Key goals include increasing outreach, engagement and peer support for MAT clients, enhancing support for individuals transitioning from jail to the community, and continuing to build traditional and culturally competent practices into individual and group therapy sessions. The program will serve approximately 1,235 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians by the end of the 5-year project period.