The Karuk Tribe of California was awarded a $341,268 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 funding will be used to support the Karuk Tribe's Men's Transitional House and address the opioid overdose crisis in the tribe's remote and geographically isolated service area by increasing access to FDA-approved medications...
The Yurok Tribe received a $1 million 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 implement the Yurok Wellness and Safety Net Tenders Project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Project aims to reduce opioid-related overdose risks and avoidable deaths, disease, and other negative health and social impacts among Yurok Tribal community...
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 $341,268 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the K'Ima:w Medical Center, a tribal healthcare provider in Hoopa, California. The grant funding will enable the medical center to continue providing comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services, while expanding programming to better...
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 the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council. The grant, titled "NA'INBI WOWATSI - Our Way of Life", is a 5-year prevention project aimed at addressing opioid and substance use/abuse, as well as accidental overdose deaths, within the Ohkay Owingeh community. The project...
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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) to the Karuk Tribe of California. The grant, titled "Yaan'iiftihansa Thaaneen (To Be Around Youth)," is designed to build connectedness between different school-age cohorts in the Karuk community with the support of elders. The program aims to promote self-efficacy, cultural resilience, and suicide...
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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Mi'Kmaq Nation's Aroostook Band of Micmacs. The funding will allow the tribe to expand and improve its substance use counseling, mental health counseling, case management, and recovery service programs. Key activities...
The Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant 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. The grant, titled "NAA-T'A NA'LH-NI (Flying Strong) Opioid Response Project", will fund a comprehensive initiative to provide prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery...
The Yurok Wellness & Recovery Enhancement Project is a $341,268 grant 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. The project will provide culturally integrated residential treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and individual, family, and group counseling for 140 Yurok tribal members over 5 years. The project will also train, hire, and contract peer support specialists to provide peer support with an emphasis on cultural engagement. These services will be implemented through the Yurok Wellness and Reentry Programs, where participants will receive comprehensive case management, recovery support services, and supervision and reporting aimed at family reunification and diversion of criminal charges. The project seeks to reduce opioid use, overdose, and death, and improve recovery outcomes in the Yurok community, which has been severely impacted by the opioid epidemic.