The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service (IHS) Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) for the period of February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2030. The grant supports IHC, a nonprofit federally qualified health center serving nine federally recognized tribes in northern San Diego County, California, in its efforts to address the opioid crisis within its...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, has awarded a $749,997 project grant to the Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC), a tribal non-profit organization in California. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will support SIHC's Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program, which provides a...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program to Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI), the largest tribal healthcare organization in California. The purpose of this 5-year project is to 1) increase access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and 2) decrease illicit opioid use and prescription opioid misuse among the 85,471...
The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) was awarded a $1,934,504 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, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the AAIHB Tribal Opioid Response Project from 2024 to 2029. The project aims to address the rising opioid-related mortality rates among American Indian...
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant, titled the "Anishnaabek Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program (ACOIPP)", will fund a five-year initiative to address the opioid crisis in Michigan's tribal communities. Key goals of the ACOIPP project include: 1)...
The United Indian Health Services, Inc. (UIHS) received a $1,854,944 Tribal Opioid Response Grant (TOR) 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. This 5-year project grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable UIHS to build on its existing substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery programs to increase access...
The Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant will fund the SNAHC Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program, which aims to (1) reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths through Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT), (2) reinforce comprehensive support teams to...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,773,802.00 and 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 (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to address the opioid crisis in tribal communities by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment. The Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Foundation (SPTHBF) will sub-award the Oklahoma City...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service awarded Native Directions, Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program on February 1, 2025. The grant will fund the expansion of opioid use disorder (OUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services across San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties in California. The key objectives include: 1) Increasing Native American/Alaska Native (NA/AN) community awareness and...
The Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) was awarded a $1,275,000 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). The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will enable RSBCIHI to address substance use disorders and deliver comprehensive behavioral health services to the American Indian/Alaska...
The Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) was awarded a $1,000,000 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 5-year grant, which began on September 30, 2024, will support IHC's "2024 Tribal Opioid Response" project to address the opioid epidemic among American Indians in North San Diego County.
The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: 1) Training and certifying 25 peer recovery specialists with lived experience of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and counseling for opioid use disorder, including hiring one as a Wellness Coordinator; 2) Hosting two large annual community prevention events, the Opioid Awareness Walk and Family Opioid Prevention Summit, to serve 630 unduplicated individuals; and 3) Providing naloxone and opioid test strip training and distribution to 1,690 individuals with lived experience, their friends/family, and IHC staff. In total, the grant aims to serve 2,500 individuals over the 5-year project period through these recovery support, prevention, and harm reduction initiatives.