The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe has been awarded a 5-year, $657,731 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, titled "Tribal Opioid Project", will support the tribe's efforts to address the opioid and substance use disorder (SUD) epidemic within their large, rural service area in western Oklahoma. The project...
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe was awarded a $118,110 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant will fund the Northern Cheyenne Native Connections Program, which aims to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance abuse, and the impact of trauma, as well as promote behavioral health and referrals among American Indian youth aged 10-24 on the Northern...
The Cherokee Nation was awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant (Grant ID H79TI087863) 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). 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...
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 Cherokee Nation SBIRT Project will serve federally enrolled American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) tribal members aged 12-21 (youth) and those aged 22 and over (adults) residing within the Cherokee Nation reservation. The project aims...
The Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council was awarded a $750,000 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 award, titled "Na'inbi Wowatsi - Our Way of Life", aims to address opioid and substance use/abuse and accidental overdose deaths through primary prevention utilizing culture and traditional practices. The project will...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $499,072 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will support the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Opioid Response Project. The project aims to decrease unmet treatment needs and opioid...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $3,715,785 five-year project grant (award date: September 30, 2024) 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 provision of culturally relevant, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support services aimed at reducing opioid overdose-related deaths, unmet...
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe has been awarded a $899,802 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The goal of this 5-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is to develop a restorative justice and tribal reentry program to enhance rehabilitation services and reduce recidivism for Northern Cheyenne inmates. The key activities include: 1) Establishing at least three...
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 $1,700,000 Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. This 5-year grant will fund the Choctaw Tribal Opioid Response Project, which aims to address the opioid and stimulant use crisis in the Choctaw community. The project will provide a continuum of culturally...
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), is providing a $1,700,000 project grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The grant will fund the Turtle Mountain Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program, which aims to address the opioid crisis in the tribal community. Key services to be provided under the award include:...
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe was awarded a $385,420 Project Grant under 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). This 5-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, aims to address opioid and other substance abuse challenges within the Northern Cheyenne community through a comprehensive set of recovery, prevention, and harm reduction services.
The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: hiring a professional services firm to update the tribe's opioid strategic plan and provide external evaluation; providing culturally relevant recovery support services to 100 individuals recovering from opioid use disorder (OUD) and co-occurring substance use disorders; implementing culturally informed evidence-based prevention efforts for at least 100 individuals; and delivering culturally guided harm reduction services, including quarterly community events, to 100 individuals. The grant seeks to serve a total of 300 unduplicated individuals over the 5-year project period with these integrated services.