The Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service. The purpose of this 5-year grant (2/1/2025 - 1/31/2030) is to: 1) increase access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) for individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD); and 2) decrease illicit opioid use and prescription...
The California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB) received a $927,577 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 California Rural Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) project, which aims to address opioid use disorder in rural tribal communities in Northern California by incorporating culturally...
This Project Grant award of $500,000 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 funding will support Feather River Tribal Health, Inc., a tribally owned healthcare organization in Northern California, in providing holistic, comprehensive, and culturally-based services to support individuals struggling with opioid use and...
This federal Project Grant award of $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 award will support the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a federally recognized tribe located in El Dorado County, California, to implement a comprehensive Opioid Response project. The key products and services to be delivered through...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,773,802.00, 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 opioid use disorder and substance abuse within the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Arizona. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year project include: (1) enhancing community partner...
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), has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) in Valley Center, CA. The 5-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, will fund a "2024 Tribal Opioid Response" project to serve American Indians in and around nine federally recognized tribes...
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony was awarded a $386,902 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 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 an intensive outpatient treatment program to address opioid use disorder among American Indian/Alaskan Native populations in northern Nevada. Key objectives include...
This Project Grant award, totaling $1,500,000.00, 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 Oglala Lakota Division of Behavioral Health (OL-DBH) will use the funding to continue implementing strategies that target the abuse of prescription and illicit opioids and psychostimulants on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Key...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 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 $341,268 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal government to implement the Tribal Opioid Response Program. The program aims to enhance substance use disorder treatment services, increase access to opioid overdose...
The Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc. (TRIHCI) was awarded a $500,000 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 Tule River TOR (Treatment, Outreach, Recovery) Project will expand and enhance TRIHCI's efforts to address opioid and other stimulant misuse among Native American individuals living in Tulare County, California....
This Project Grant award of $1,275,000 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) supports the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) in delivering a comprehensive five-year substance use disorder treatment and prevention program for the American Indian/Alaska Native population in Southern California. Key services include screening 12,000 patients for non-medical drug use, providing intensive outpatient, residential, and recovery housing for 65 opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder patients, delivering outpatient treatment to 215 stimulant use disorder patients, training 500 community members on naloxone use, and providing prevention education to 2,500 community members. The award builds on RSBCIHI's previous Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program efforts and leverages the organization's existing infrastructure and expertise in delivering comprehensive healthcare services to this underserved population.