This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support Primecare Community Health Inc., a federally-qualified health center (FQHC) in Chicago, Illinois, in expanding its behavioral health services. The funding will enable Primecare to significantly broaden its mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment offerings. Key services to be...
This Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Erie County Health Department and Erie County Community Health Center (ECHD/ECCHC) in Ohio. The funding will be used to expand access to behavioral health services, including substance use, opioid use, and co-occurring mental health disorder treatment, for high-risk rural populations in Erie, Huron, and Ottawa counties. Key...
This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $600,000 to Promise Healthcare, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Champaign, Illinois, to expand behavioral health services and integrate substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment with primary care. The key products and services funded under this 2-year award (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2026) include: Hiring a 1.0 FTE...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 two-year Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Asian Human Services Family Health Center (AHSFHC) in Chicago, Illinois. The grant aims to expand AHSFHC's integrated behavioral health services, increasing the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Specifically, the funding will allow AHSFHC to hire additional licensed mental health providers and...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,156,994 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Greater Family Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The grant will be used to expand behavioral health services at 6 of the organization's health centers. Key activities include hiring additional licensed clinical social workers to provide mental health services, hiring a peer recovery support specialist to...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through its Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Access Community Health Centers, Inc. to expand behavioral health services in Madison, Wisconsin. This funding will enhance the organization's integrated Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) model, which promotes the co-location and integration of physical and mental health services. The grant will support the addition of two Behavioral Health Care...
This Project Grant award of $1,800,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable TCA Health, Inc. NFP, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Chicago, Illinois, to expand its integrated behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to two additional community health center locations. The funding will cover the provision of a continuum of care, including community outreach, screenings, in-house...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Family Health Services of Erie County in Sandusky, OH. The two-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will enable the organization to: 1) Increase the number of patients receiving mental health services, and 2) Increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT). To achieve these...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to The Institute for Family Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center in New York. The funding will be used to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in high-need communities served by the Institute. Key services to be provided include: Expanding same-day behavioral health consultations with licensed clinicians at the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Harbor Community Health Centers (HARBORCHC) to expand behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The funding will allow HARBORCHC to provide mental health screenings, therapy, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,100,000 two-year Project Grant (CFDA 93.224 - Health Center Program) to Erie Family Health Center, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding will be used to expand the organization's behavioral health services, including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, over the project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.
Specifically, Erie Family Health Center plans to: 1) hire a full-time Behavioral Health Consultant and a full-time Certified Addictions Counselor to increase mental health and SUD service capacity; 2) restructure care teams to optimize staff time in therapeutic settings; 3) stratify patients by risk level to improve access to short- and long-term therapies; 4) establish new referral agreements; and 5) train medical providers and enhance medication-assisted treatment (MAT) workflows. These efforts aim to serve an additional 1,000 mental health patients, 250 SUD patients, and 16 patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) beyond the organization's existing baseline.