The Yavapai Apache Nation was awarded a $396,720 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance its Wellness Court, a post-adjudication program that offers treatment alternatives to incarceration. The project will fund evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, recovery support services, case management, and judicial supervision for an estimated 40 participants over the 4-year grant period. Key activities will...
The Tohono O'Odham Nation was awarded a $1,005,154 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Project of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 5-year project aims to address the opioid and illicit drug crisis among the Tohono O'Odham Nation, a federally recognized tribe with 36,000 members residing largely in rural southern Arizona. Key strategies include...
The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant will fund the Mescalero Native Connections program, which aims to improve the quality of life for the Mescalero Apache people by increasing resiliency through reinvigorating traditional values and customs. Key objectives include decreasing the youth suicide...
This $2,381,034 Project 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, will fund the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) program. The goal is to implement a public health model for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, in...
The Yavapai Apache Nation received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a new Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) over a 5-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The funding will allow the Nation to partner with the Youth Advocate Program, a national organization, to provide a wraparound program that delivers individualized services to at-risk tribal youth. Services will include socialization skills...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a 5-year, $2,500,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.933 - Demonstration Projects for Indian Health) from the Indian Health Service to address opioid use disorder in their tribal community. The grant will fund the development and documentation of culturally appropriate prevention, treatment, recovery, and aftercare services, with a focus on homeless youth, young parents/pregnant teens, housing-insecure youth, and two-spirited youth. Key objectives include increasing...
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 Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $999,996.00 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Hualapai Tribal Council. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund a comprehensive opioid prevention program for the Hualapai Tribal Community. The program will focus on educating the...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $1,005,154 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The overarching goal of this 5-year grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, is to reduce opioid and stimulant use and overdose within the Yakama Nation community. The Yakima Nation Tiinawit Program will...
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe was awarded a $1,470,000 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 five-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, will support the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's "GLS Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Project". The project aims to enhance the tribal network of care for children,...