The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has been awarded a $995,511 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant funding will enable the tribe to implement the "Mino-Bimaadiziiwin II (The Good Life)" project, which aims to: Connect tribal members within local jails or state/federal prisons to recovery supports and services to...
The Sokaogan Chippewa Community received a $340,865 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). The grant aims to increase access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and provide comprehensive support services focused on prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery within the...
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, awarded on September 30, 2024, will focus on decreasing opioid use, stimulant use, and opioid overdoses among American Indians in the St. Croix community. Key activities include providing...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $750,000 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. The grant will fund the expansion of culturally responsive prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for Native Americans experiencing stimulant misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and co-occurring...
This Project Grant award of $997,828.00 was made on February 1, 2025 by the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The goal of the Lac Courte Oreilles Mino-Bimaadiziwin Prevention Program is to increase community awareness and education on Anishinaabe-centered prevention, treatment, and recovery practices; expand the use of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services by representing Anishinaabe...
This Project Grant award of $765,468.00 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 will enable the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to continue successful substance use disorder (SUD) programming in their community. The funding will be used to address opioid and stimulant use within the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe community over the project period from...
The Forest County Potawatomi Community 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. This five-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund a Tribal Opioid Response project focused on opioid and substance use prevention services for tribal youth, as well as recovery...
The Bay Mills Indian Community was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under 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). The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the community's continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD), co-occurring substance use...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 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 provides $341,268 to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal government to implement the Tribal Opioid Response Program. The program aims to enhance substance use disorder treatment services, increase access to opioid overdose...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a $1,000,000 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 funding will enable the Tribe to continue its Tribal Opioid Response program, which has provided life-saving substance abuse prevention and intervention services for tribal members over the last five years. Key services to be...