The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $487,461 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Native Health, a non-profit minority-owned healthcare organization in Phoenix, Arizona. The grant funding will support an Integrated Health and Outreach Program for HIV and SUD Prevention targeting underserved urban Indigenous, Hispanic, and minority populations in...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Constructing Circles Of Peace, a non-profit organization in Nogales, Arizona. The funding will support the "Southern Arizona Coalitions Partnerships for Success" project, which aims to reduce the onset and progression of youth substance use and the prevalence...
The Nogales Police Department received a $1,064,007 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 award aims to decrease overdose deaths in Nogales, Arizona by increasing the capacity of law enforcement and community partners to respond to substance use disorders. Key objectives of the 4-year project include...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $367,829 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to Liberty Partnership Community Council, doing business as Lpknz, to implement the "Building a Strong Community- on the Southside" initiative. The 5-year project aims to reduce substance misuse and enhance mental health and well-being in Tucson's Ward 5, targeting 7,000 youth and 4,000 adult/caregivers from primarily Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian...
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) was awarded a $104,400,264 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 a comprehensive continuum of services spanning education, prevention, treatment, and recovery support for opioid and stimulant use disorders in Arizona over a three-year...
This federal Project Grant award of $130,000.00 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, titled "Culture, Connection, & Healing for Urban Indigenous Families," will serve American Indian (AI) youth ages 9-24 and their parents/caregivers in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project aims to address substance...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Center for Health Justice, Inc., a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization. The grant, titled "Project HOPE," aims to implement substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health treatment and...
This Project Grant award of $370,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 Native Health Indigenous Resiliency Program for Urban Youth in Maricopa County, Arizona. The program aims to foster mental health promotion and enable prevention and reduction of risk for...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $625,550 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Azusa Pacific University (APU), Maryvale, and Bienestar. This 5-year grant, titled "Project Youth Wellness," will implement a prevention navigation approach to increase community capacity and address co-occurring substance use, mental health, and sexual...
This 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 $717,916 to Farnham Inc., a non-profit organization in Oswego, New York, to implement the "Community Nexus: Cultivating Bonds to Fortify Substance Misuse Prevention Initiatives" project. The project aims to enhance the prevention capabilities of...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,116,804 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Cope Community Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona. The NEXUS project will expand prevention and treatment services for individuals at risk of substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health disorders, and infectious diseases such as HIV in Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona. The project aims to: 1) expand prevention and treatment services to reduce behavioral health and HIV disparities; 2) provide substance use, HIV, and viral hepatitis prevention and treatment to vulnerable populations; and 3) improve behavioral health and risk reduction outcomes for 280 enrolled clients. The project will implement evidence-based practices including motivational interviewing, SMART recovery, case management, and harm reduction. This comprehensive, syndemic approach seeks to address the interconnected substance use, mental health, and infectious disease challenges facing the target communities.