The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA NW) received a $1,600,000 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 award will fund a 4-year project to address the opioid crisis in the American Indian/Alaska Native and other underserved communities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area....
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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $1,297,604 to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to address the opioid overdose crisis in their communities in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to increase access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD), and support a continuum of...
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 $1,600,000 Project Grant to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant funding will be used to support first responders and community members in mitigating the opioid/fentanyl overdose crisis within the Yakama Nation's jurisdiction. Key objectives include...
The Sokaogan Chippewa Community was awarded a $340,865 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 aims to increase access to FDA-approved medications and comprehensive support services for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) within the Sokaogan Chippewa tribal community. The 5-year project will focus on...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) received a $45,830,769 Project Grant award under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The award, titled "SOR 4 - The Oregon State Opioid Response (SOR) 4 Grant", will focus on regions and populations in Oregon with high rates of opioid and stimulant use disorders, high overdose rates, and low...
The Department of Health and Human Services 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 the Pleasant Point Indian Reservation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe's federally recognized tribal government. The grant project will utilize recovery support, harm reduction, and revitalization of cultural practices to address substance...
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...
This $386,902 federal 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, is intended to assist in addressing the opioid overdose crisis in tribal communities. The primary objectives are to increase access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD) and support the continuum of care. Key activities to be...
The Karuk Tribe of California was awarded a $341,268 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 funding will be used to support the Karuk Tribe's Men's Transitional House and address the opioid overdose crisis in the tribe's remote and geographically isolated service area by increasing access to FDA-approved medications...
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 the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council. The grant, titled "NA'INBI WOWATSI - Our Way of Life", is a 5-year prevention project aimed at addressing opioid and substance use/abuse, as well as accidental overdose deaths, within the Ohkay Owingeh community. The project...
This 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 program (CFDA 93.243), provides $182,536 to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon. The goal of the project is to decrease opioid use and prevent fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses within the tribal community by implementing evidence-based programs, medication-assisted treatment best practices, and culturally-based curricula. Key objectives include providing opioid use disorder and/or substance abuse disorder treatment for at least 225 patients, arranging two comprehensive peer support trainings, distributing at least 250 units of naloxone, and assisting 50 clients with enrollment in the Oregon Health Plan. The project period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029.