The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $591,268 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 grant will be used to continue, increase capacity, and sustain the Waapi Kani (Cedar House) Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for opioid addiction treatment on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho. Funding will...
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Health Center (FSST HC) received a $499,958 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. This 5-year grant will enable FSST HC to continue providing preventative, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services for opioid use disorder to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal (FSST) community in...
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund the tribe's acquisition and operation of a mobile unit to provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services for individuals affected by opioid use and other substance use disorders in the Longview, WA area. The key goals of the project are to increase access to and utilization of...
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 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 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 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 to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The purpose of this 5-year grant is to decrease opioid and methamphetamine misuse among individuals within the Blackfeet Tribal Reservation boundaries. Key goals...
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe was awarded a $998,524 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 runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will enhance the availability of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) case management services to support at least 75 Alaska Native/American Indian clients...
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...
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 Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) received a $500,000 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 grant will fund the "Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CS & KT) Tribal Opioid Response Project" to address opioid/fentanyl and stimulant abuse on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Key activities include: 1) Ongoing support for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and the tribal health's MAT program, 2) Expanding harm reduction services and access to naloxone, 3) Workforce development, community education, and youth prevention, and 4) Recovery support services. The project will serve tribal members, descendants, and other tribal residents who meet the diagnostic criteria for opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder. The award period is from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029.