The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Health Care for Homeless/Farmworker Health (HCH/FH) program operated by San Mateo County Health. The funding will be used to expand service hours at two clinic locations, the Coastside Clinic and the 39th Avenue Clinic, which will increase access to primary care for the program's target populations of individuals experiencing homelessness and...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the County of Alameda, California, through its Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (ACHCH) division. The grant funding will be used to expand behavioral health services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Alameda County. Specifically, ACHCH will hire a clinical pharmacist and two substance use navigators to increase the number of patients...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Ole Health, dba Communicare Ole, to expand behavioral health services in the Napa, California service area. The program will increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Key services include integrated behavioral health, evidence-based therapies,...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,800,000 to the County of Santa Barbara Public Health Department (SBCPHD) to expand behavioral health services across its network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and homeless shelter-based clinics. The funding will enable SBCPHD to hire an additional full-time behavioral health specialist and administrative staff, as well as contract for...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc. (FHCSD) for a Behavioral Health Service Expansion project. The purpose of the award is to increase the number of patients receiving mental health (11.3% increase), substance use disorder (5.7% increase), and medication for opioid use disorder (34.8% increase) services by 2025. FHCSD, a prominent Federally Qualified...
This Project Grant award of $2,400,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will expand behavioral health services offered by the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program (VHHP) in California. The project aims to increase access to integrated substance use disorder and mental health services for a vulnerable, hard-to-engage population: homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders. Key services to be provided include walk-in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion project grant (CFDA 93.224 - Health Center Program) to Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. (FHCCGLA), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in California. The grant will enable FHCCGLA to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder services, including...
The Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program received a $1,500,000 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 aims to reduce substance use-related mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Alameda County through three key activities: 1) direct provision of Medication-Assisted Treatment...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County (SHC), a non-profit organization, to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services at its five school-based clinic sites in Santa Clara County, California. The funding will enable SHC to hire additional behavioral health providers to meet increased demand for services, provide SUD and...
This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support the Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. (CFHE), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Panorama City, CA, to expand access to behavioral health services for low-income and underserved residents in its service area spanning parts of Los Angeles and Fresno Counties. The...
This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support the County of San Mateo's Health Care for Homeless/Farmworker Health (HCH/FH) program. The goal is to increase access to essential behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, for the program's target populations of individuals experiencing homelessness and migrant/seasonal farmworkers in San Mateo County. Key objectives include: (1) establishing collaborative community partnerships to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, (2) integrating evidence-based practices and evaluation metrics to enhance quality and safety, (3) recruiting and retaining 3.5 FTE licensed professionals and peer support staff, and (4) developing cultural competence training to improve the patient experience. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.