The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 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 grant will fund the Mohegan Tribal Opioid Response Project, which aims to increase access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for tribal members and provide opioid and stimulant misuse education,...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the 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 the Tribe's Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program, which has provided substance abuse prevention and intervention services for the past five years. The program aims to...
This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program aims to address substance abuse and overdose issues in the Passamaquoddy Tribe community in Maine.
The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Enhancing the existing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program by adding a Patient...
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community was awarded a $544,990 Project Grant from the 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 aims to enhance access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and expand comprehensive support services focused on prevention, harm reduction,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program awarded a $341,265 Project Grant to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The grant aims to address the opioid crisis among Seminole Nation citizens and other individuals from federally recognized tribes residing in the tribal jurisdiction and surrounding areas. Key goals include developing a community needs assessment, establishing a strategic action plan, increasing workforce...
The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma 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 five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will fund the Ponca Tribe Opioid Response Program. The program aims to strengthen treatment options, increase recovery services, initiate prevention...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded the Cocopah Indian Tribe a $750,000 Project Grant. The goal of this 5-year award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is to increase access to culturally-competent, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, substance use...
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 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 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the Peoria Peer Recovery Support Services Program to address the opioid overdose crisis and support the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida 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 grant will fund the development and implementation of evidence-based programs to enhance substance use disorder treatment and prevention within the Seminole Tribe communities. Specifically, the grant will provide prevention...
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $591,268 Tribal Opioid Response 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 will support the continuation, capacity expansion, and sustainability of the Waapi Kani (Cedar House) Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for opioid use disorder on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation....
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation received a $1,249,945 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, awarded on September 30, 2024, will be used to strengthen the tribe's Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) prevention and treatment programs for its 1,900 tribal citizens.
Key objectives of the grant include: 1) Completing an assessment to identify service gaps and establish an action plan for more intensive, long-term OUD treatment; 2) Developing protocols to guide high-risk tribal citizens to long-term inpatient recovery programs and provide family support services; 3) Establishing referral and handoff procedures for long-term inpatient OUD recovery services, with a goal of supporting at least 4 patients per year; and 4) Enhancing the tribe's recovery support services program, including providing sober living environments and improving coordination of services across departments.