The Tohono O'Odham Nation was awarded a $657,731 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 grant will fund the Tohono O'Odham Nation Opioid Response Project to address the opioid and illicit drug crisis among the 36,000-member Tohono O'Odham Nation in southern Arizona. Key strategies include hiring and training...
This $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 program (CFDA 93.243) aims to address substance abuse, including opioid and methamphetamine addiction, within the Yavapai-Apache Nation community in Arizona. The 5-year program will provide culturally sensitive, holistic care integrating traditional practices and modern treatment modalities. Key...
The Osage Nation Si-Si A-Pe-Txa was awarded a $386,902 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 grant funding will support the Osage Nation's Tribal Opioid Response project, which aims to build a community supportive of Native Americans seeking sobriety and recovery. Key activities include: providing...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,469,996 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 support the implementation of a tribe-wide suicide prevention and early intervention program for at-risk children and youth up to 24 years old residing on the Navajo Nation. The primary interventions include Applied Suicide Intervention Skills...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $2,324,043 Project Grant from 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 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services aimed at reducing unmet treatment needs, opioid...
This $999,996.00 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 fund the Hualapai Tribal Council's efforts to provide opioid services to the Hualapai tribal community. The grant focuses on developing a comprehensive opioid prevention program, including educating the community on the dangers of opioid use, providing...
The Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council was awarded a $750,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 5-year project, titled "Na'inbi Wowatsi - Our Way of Life", aims to address opioid and substance abuse and accidental overdose deaths in the Ohkay Owingeh community through primary prevention activities leveraging cultural and traditional...
The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) was awarded a $1,934,504 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, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the AAIHB Tribal Opioid Response Project from 2024 to 2029. The project aims to address the rising opioid-related mortality rates among American Indian...
The Hopi Tribe was awarded a $341,268 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 grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the Hopi Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Project on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. The project aims to: 1) Increase the capacity of local...
The Oneida Nation is receiving a $850,000 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. This 5-year grant will fund the Oneida Nation Tribal Opioid Response Project, a culturally-based, trauma-informed prevention service aimed at addressing the opioid crisis in the Oneida community. Key services include traditional...
The Navajo Nation Tribal Government was awarded a $5,569,436 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 a five-year initiative to address the emerging public health concern of opioid misuse and addiction within the Navajo Nation.
The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Develop and implement an updated Navajo Nation Opioid Response Strategic Plan, 2) Increase implementation of evidence-based practices for opioid prevention, treatment and recovery support, and 3) Enhance the capacity of the Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services to gather data and implement opioid-related surveillance. The project aims to reach at least 120,900 members of the Navajo Nation's IHS user population through a holistic, culturally-grounded approach utilizing the Navajo Wellness Model. This project builds on the Navajo Nation's extensive experience in managing federal grants and contracts to deliver critical infrastructure, healthcare, and community development services.