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 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 Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut was awarded a $1,000,000 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 5-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, will fund the Mohegan Tribal Opioid Response Project. This project aims to increase medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for tribal members, offer opioid...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe was awarded a $645,937 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will be used to enhance the tribe's Tribal Healing to Wellness Court (HWC) by increasing access and recovery support for the target population of tribal members and other federally recognized tribal members. Key goals include increasing the number of HWC participants and graduation...
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Judicial Branch was awarded a $593,982 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Judicial Branch Family Treatment Court to enhance service delivery to families at risk of child removal due to substance use disorders. Key activities include hiring a peer group facilitator,...
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes received a $749,919 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 five-year grant program aims to engage the whole community of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Idaho and Nevada in healing from the opioid crisis. Key activities include conducting listening sessions with students, tribal...
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...
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 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 Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $1,000,000 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. This initiative aims to address the critical issue of opioid and other substance abuse disorders within the Seneca Cayuga Tribe and 12 surrounding tribal nations by partnering with local addiction treatment facilities, Rolling...
The Saint Regis Mohawk 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 a 5-year project to address substance abuse, overdose deaths, suicides, suicide attempts, and trauma, including generational and historical, that have had serious negative impacts on the Mohawk community of Akwesasne. The project will take a holistic approach to recovery and wellness by offering a wide variety of evidence-based, evidence-informed, and culturally promising services, education, and community prevention efforts. This will include the implementation of cultural teachings and activities to help participants build a connection to their cultural heritage. The Saint Regis Mohawk Mental Health Traditional Medicine Support Worker will provide traditional support services to the program's members, activities, and as a link to mental health services.