The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians received a $259,996 Project Grant award 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 Turtle Mountain Native Connections project, which aims to decrease high rates of substance misuse and suicide among the tribal community, particularly youth. Key activities include conducting needs assessments, providing...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,151,576 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC). Through this 5-year Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) IV project, RMTLC will partner with the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Urban Indian Health Centers in Montana to provide a continuum of culturally informed...
The ST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN received a $341,268 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 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the ST. CROIX TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE (TOR) PROJECT to decrease opioid and stimulant use and overdoses among American Indians in the St. Croix community. Key...
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians received a $596,493 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to deliver substance use services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The COSSUP grant program aims to provide financial and technical assistance to address opioid, stimulant, and substance misuse. Under this award, the Turtle...
This Project Grant award of $870,140, provided 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, supports the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program. The TOR program aims to significantly reduce substance use disorder, particularly opioid misuse, among both adults and youth...
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a $315,654 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 Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) project, which includes updating the tribe's Opioid Response Action Plan and enhancing support for individuals and families seeking healthy...
The Cherokee Nation was awarded a $7,000,000 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 five-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the Cherokee Nation's Tribal Opioid Response (CN TOR) program. This comprehensive program will provide evidence-based substance use disorder...
The Chickasaw Nation received a $5,569,436 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 the Chickasaw Nation's Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) project, which aims to provide a full continuum of care for individuals in the Chickasaw Nation's 13-county territory who are struggling with opioid use disorder...
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) was awarded a $1,045,634 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 aims to address the opioid crisis in the Standing Rock community by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use...
The Spirit Lake Tribe was awarded a $750,000 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 grant will fund the continuation of the Spirit Lake Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program, which provides prevention and education services to the Spirit Lake Reservation and surrounding communities. Specifically, the grant will support a...
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant (Award ID: H79TI087872) 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 Turtle Mountain Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program to address the opioid crisis in the tribal community over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. Key services to be provided include mentoring with cultural activities and counseling, parenting support ("Mommy and Me"), increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment, and community education on opioid misuse and use disorders. The program will also support prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for stimulant misuse and use disorders involving cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. The grant aims to reach over 2,500 tribal community members and will require monthly data collection and reporting to measure program progress and results.