The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) was awarded a $130,000 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The five-year grant (09/30/2024 - 09/29/2029) will support TCC's Native Connections Project, which aims to build the capacity of five hub communities in Alaska's interior region to prevent suicide, reduce...
This Project Grant award of $1,800,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will fund the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) to expand behavioral health services and reduce disparities in rural communities of interior Alaska. Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) Expand telehealth services by providing Starlink internet connections and tablets to patients in 21 remote village...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,023,802 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native non-profit healthcare organization. The 5-year grant aims to reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and northern Anchorage, Alaska through the provision of culturally...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,005,154 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC). This 5-year grant (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2029) will enable SEARHC to expand evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment services at its clinics in Juneau, Alaska and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium in Nome, Alaska. The grant funding will support the Bering Strait Opioid Response Initiative, a comprehensive project aimed at transforming substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for Alaska...
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) was awarded a $1,499,998 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 5-year project, titled the Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) program, will provide residential and outpatient opioid treatment services as well as community outreach and education to address the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $749,994 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium (MSTC) in Alaska. The 5-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, aims to address high rates of drug abuse and suicide in rural Alaska communities through culturally-sensitive outreach and youth healing activities. Key program...
This 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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $500,000.00 in funding to the Maniilaq Association to serve the predominantly Alaska Native population of the Northwest Arctic region of Alaska. The primary goals of this 5-year project are to: (1) develop a culturally informed and responsive, evidence-based community...
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...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Village of Alakanuk in Alaska. The grant will fund the Alakanuk Tribal Opioid Response Program over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. The program will implement culturally informed community and school-based opioid prevention education...