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 Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium in Nome, Alaska. The grant funding will support the Bering Strait Opioid Response Initiative, a comprehensive project aimed at transforming substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for Alaska...
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 the Village of Alakanuk in Alaska. The grant will fund the Alakanuk Tribal Opioid Response Program over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. The program will implement culturally informed community and school-based opioid prevention education...
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), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Native Village of Scammon Bay. The 5-year Scammon Bay Native Connections project will utilize the Yup'ik culture and traditional ways of life to deliver the evidence-based Qungasvik (Tools for Life) prevention program to over 600 community members. The...
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...
The Akiachak Native Community was awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant 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. This 5-year grant will fund culturally informed and responsive community and school-based opioid prevention education activities to raise awareness about the dangers of opioid use. The program will teach community members and youth to...
The Native Village of Goodnews Bay was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant by the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100) to implement a "New Victim Services Program" over the period of September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. This federal grant program supports critical infrastructure and community development initiatives in rural Alaska, with a focus on improving quality of life, resilience, and economic opportunities for remote communities. The grant will enable the Native Village of Goodnews...
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) to the Native Village of Hooper Bay, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska. The funding will support the Hooper Bay Native Connections program, which aims to increase positive identity, improve mental health, and build protective factors and coping skills among the community's 591 youth under 24...
The Akiak Native Community received a $749,997 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to implement the Akiak Tribal Opioid Response Project. The project aims to provide culturally-informed opioid prevention education, harm reduction services, and comprehensive support for individuals with opioid use disorders in the Akiak, Alaska community. Key activities include implementing...
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 Bay Mills Indian Community was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant 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 will be used to support a comprehensive continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD), co-occurring substance use disorders, and stimulant misuse and use...
The Native Village of Goodnews Bay received a $999,996 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 will fund the establishment of a local counseling program to address the opioid crisis in the Goodnews Bay community and surrounding region. Key objectives include providing prevention services in schools, establishing a counseling presence within the community, and distributing Narcan kits while encouraging medication-assisted treatment. The 5-year project aims to prevent further opioid-related deaths, particularly among the youth population, and expand access to behavioral health resources in this remote Alaskan tribal area that has been severely underserved. The grant award was made on September 30, 2024 with a project period ending on September 29, 2029.