The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The Center) in New York City was awarded a $375,000 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, titled "Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," aims to reduce substance use and related...
This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 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 supports community-level substance use prevention and behavioral health initiatives for LGBTQI+ youth in Wards 7 and 8 of Washington, DC. The key objectives are to: 1) Prevent overdose deaths by increasing access to harm reduction approaches for LGBTQI+...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $1,712,000.00 to the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center Inc. (The Center) in New York City. The funding will support a multi-year project from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026 to deliver a comprehensive suite of social services and interventions tailored to the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Key services include mental health counseling,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $839,988 project grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (The Center). The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will enable The Center to expand its capacity to serve clients with HIV/STIs and/or substance use disorders (SUD)/co-occurring diagnoses. Through...
This $549,216 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will expand the Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center's capacity to provide behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, for the transgender community in Honolulu County. The grant will fund an integrated clinical team comprising an addiction medicine specialist, medical director,...
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) provides $400,000 in funding to the Center for Health Justice, Inc., a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization. The project, titled "Project RENEW," aims to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 18-35...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,497,006.00, 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, aims to increase access to and engagement in culturally congruent, status neutral substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with intersectional LGBTQ+...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000 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 aims to reduce racial/ethnic disparities related to mental illness, substance use disorders, and HIV/STI/HCV infection and care among Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City. The 5-year "Entre Nosotros" program, which began on...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,100,000 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The funding will support Settlement Health, a non-profit community health clinic in New York City, in expanding their mental health and substance use disorder services over a two-year period from September 2024 to August 2025. Key strategies include hiring additional behavioral health staff, increasing access to medication...
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...