The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Heartland Community Health Clinic, Inc., dba Heartland Health Services (HHS), to expand operating hours at four of its healthcare service sites in central Illinois. The grant will fund an increase of 72.5 hours per week, or a 25% increase, in evening and weekend primary care services at the East Bluff, Carver, Garden, HSC, and Tazwood locations. This...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Heartland Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Douglas County, Kansas. The grant funding will support Heartland's efforts to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in its service area spanning 20 rural and urban counties in northeastern...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded Community Health Care, Inc. a $1,800,000 project grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Iowa and Illinois. The funding will allow Community Health Care, Inc. to provide mental health services to an additional 875 patients, substance use disorder services to 25 patients, and medication-assisted recovery services to 25 patients. The...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a Project Grant of $1,200,000 to Prairiestar Health Center, Inc. under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The grant will fund a Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) project to increase patient access to mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services. Key activities include hiring a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, behavioral...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant on September 1, 2024 under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Community Health Partnership of Illinois (CHP), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). This funding will support CHP's efforts to establish integrated behavioral health services, including adding 4.5 FTE therapists, a behavioral health director, coordinator, a part-time psychiatric nurse practitioner, and a part-time...
This $1,200,000 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 allow Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc. to expand behavioral health services at its Waterloo, Iowa and Clarksville, Iowa locations. The funding will be used to add 5.0 FTE staff, including a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, behavioral health counselors, a behavioral health therapist,...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 two-year Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Asian Human Services Family Health Center in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding will be used to expand the center's integrated behavioral health services by increasing the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Specifically, the grant will support hiring additional full-time licensed mental...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to HCC Network, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Waverly, Missouri. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a two-year Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) project that aims to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder services across HCC Network's service area in Carroll, Lafayette, Jackson, Ray, and Saline...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,618,767 project grant to Tapestry 360 Health (dba Heartland Health Centers), a non-profit community health center in Chicago, Illinois. The grant aims to increase the number of individuals receiving mental health and substance use disorder services by addressing gaps in care and expanding outreach. Key services to be provided include: Expanding...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Community Health Care Systems, Inc. (CHCS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to expand behavioral health services in 15 rural counties in East Central Georgia. Specifically, the funding will allow CHCS to hire additional clinical staff, including a psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, and certified peer...
The Heartland Community Health Clinic, Inc., doing business as Heartland Health Services (HHS), was awarded a $1,000,375 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The grant will fund HHS's expansion of its behavioral health program capacity over a two-year period starting on September 1, 2024.
Specifically, the grant will enable HHS to hire three new clinicians, including a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, a licensed clinical social worker or counselor, and a medication-assisted treatment specialist. HHS will also purchase a mobile health unit to provide behavioral health services to underserved populations who face barriers to accessing traditional health center locations. Through these investments, HHS aims to increase access to timely, culturally competent behavioral health care, improve mental health and substance use disorder outcomes, and help reduce health disparities in the Illinois tri-county service area.