The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Community Health Foundation of Puerto Rico, Inc. (CHFPR) for their FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion program. The grant will enable CHFPR to expand mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services to 282,154 low-income residents across the municipalities of Bayamon, Catano, Dorado, Guaynabo, Toa...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Centro De Salud Familiar DR. Julio Palmieri Ferri, Inc., a non-profit hospital organization in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. The grant funding will enable the organization to expand access to specialized mental health and substance use disorder services in the local community. Key strategies include implementing a referral system through the emergency department,...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a 2-year, $3,000,000 Project Grant to Migrant Health Center Western Region Inc. (MHC) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The purpose of this grant is to increase access to behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, in the western regions of Puerto Rico. MHC, a non-profit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center, will use the funding to hire a multidisciplinary...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc. The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will fund a comprehensive program to provide evidence-based treatment, recovery support services, and housing assistance for individuals with substance use disorders...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Salud Integral En La Montana Inc. (SIM), a nonprofit federally qualified health center in Puerto Rico. The FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion grant will fund SIM's expansion of mental health services and the opening of a new substance abuse clinic to address the unmet needs of the underserved and vulnerable...
The Morovis Community Health Center, Inc. (MCHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving Puerto Rico, was awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The grant will fund a 2-year initiative to expand behavioral health services, including treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health disorders (MHD), in the medically...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Hospital General De Castaner Inc., doing business as Hospital Castaner, to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services and develop a medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program. The initiative aims to increase access to these critical services for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in Castaner and the surrounding...
The Centro De Servicios Primarios De Salud De Patillas, Inc. (CSPSP) was awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Patillas, Puerto Rico over a two-year period. The funding will enable CSPSP, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to significantly increase access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment for a projected 600 new patients, including...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $314,668 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This Project Grant, with a period of performance from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024, supports community-wide efforts to address homelessness through a range of housing assistance and supportive services. The Municipality of San Juan, serving as the primary recipient, will distribute sub-awards to local non-profit...
This Project Grant award of $303,389 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) supports efforts by the non-profit organization Lucha Contra El Sida Inc., doing business as Housing & Medical Services, to address homelessness in the San Juan, Puerto Rico metropolitan area. The grant funds will be used to provide a range of housing and supportive services, including establishing permanent housing, transitional housing, and...
The Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services for the homeless population in San Juan. The grant will fund the following key services from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025:
Increase the number of patients receiving mental health services, with a target of 910 patients served by 2025.
Increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including initiating medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for at least 10 patients.
Expand the behavioral health workforce by hiring additional clinical providers and support staff, such as physician/addiction specialists, psychologists, social workers, and peer navigators.
The grant aims to improve behavioral health outcomes for the homeless population in San Juan, which is estimated at 1,077 individuals as of 2023, by enhancing access to comprehensive primary care, mental health, and SUD services through the Health Center Program.