The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant, titled the "Opioid Awareness & Family Recovery Project," aims to deliver a comprehensive, culturally aligned program spanning prevention, treatment, recovery, and aftercare for the Ahtna people in the Copper River Basin region of Alaska. Key components of the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) in Alaska. The "Increasing the Capacity for Trauma Informed EMS in Alaska's Rural Copper River Region" project aims to: 1) Significantly increase the training of local EMS personnel on trauma-informed care and...
This $750,000 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 program (CFDA 93.243) supports the Bering Strait Opioid Response Initiative led by Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium in Alaska. This comprehensive, five-year project aims to transform substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for Alaska Native...
The federal Project Grant award "CULTURAL CROSSROADS: STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS" is 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The $369,611 grant aims to mitigate high-risk behaviors linked to suicide and substance abuse among Alaska Native/American Indian (AI/AN) youth through evidence-based interventions. Key products and...
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. This 5-year grant will fund the Alakanuk Tribal Opioid Response Program, which aims to implement culturally informed and responsive community and school-based prevention education activities to raise awareness about the dangers of...
The Native Village of Goodnews Bay received a $999,996 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 allow the tribe to build local capacity to address the opioid crisis impacting their small, remote community in Alaska. Key objectives include: (1)...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $410,703.00 was provided 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 be used by the Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare organization, to reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and...
This federal 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) will provide $386,902 in funding to the Chickaloon Native Village (CNV) in Alaska over a five-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The grant will support CNV's efforts to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, including for opioid use...
This $375,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program, will support the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) in implementing a comprehensive substance use prevention framework in the Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: establishing...
This $1,250,000 Project Grant was 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 Akiachak Native Community will use the funding to implement culturally informed and responsive community and school-based opioid prevention education activities in Akiachak, Alaska. The program will raise awareness about the dangers of opioid use, teach...
The Copper River Native Association (CRNA) has been awarded a $939,292 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 program (CFDA 93.243). This 5-year initiative aims to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) in the Copper River region of Alaska through a comprehensive approach focused on prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
The key objectives of the project include: 1) Improving community awareness and engagement on OUD through events, school programs, and social media campaigns; 2) Expanding access to OUD treatment by deploying mobile health units, introducing tele-therapy, and integrating traditional healing practices into medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services; and 3) Fostering recovery and community healing by establishing peer support networks and providing overdose prevention training to 150 community members. The project will utilize specialized software for data management and third-party evaluation to ensure evidence-based practices and high standards of accountability.