The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded a $600,000 project grant to Memphis Health Center, Inc. (MHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Memphis, Tennessee. The grant will enable MHC to expand its behavioral health services by adding substance abuse disorder (SUD) treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), thereby increasing...
The Cherokee Health Systems, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The grant will be used to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, in rural, under-resourced areas of Tennessee. Key project activities...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $600,000 in FY 2024 and $500,000 in FY 2025 to Tri-Med Family Care, Inc., a non-profit community health center in Ringgold, Georgia. The funding will support Tri-Med Family Care's expansion of behavioral health services, including new mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder services. By the end of the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Maury Regional Medical Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Tennessee. The grant will fund a two-year initiative (September 2024 to August 2026) to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder services in Maury Regional's service area, which faces significant challenges including high poverty...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to the Hamilton County Health Department in Tennessee. The grant will support the expansion of behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, for the homeless population in Chattanooga and the surrounding Hamilton County area. The project will employ 1 licensed mental health/SUD professional, 1 psychiatric nurse...
This $600,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), will enable Delta Health Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the Mississippi Delta region, to expand the availability, accessibility, and utilization of mental health and substance use treatment services. The project aims to: 1) integrate addiction treatment services, including a substance abuse counselor and medication...
The Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo, Inc. was awarded a $2,400,000 project grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in the Toledo, OH area. The grant funding will support two main efforts: 1) Expanding the organization's integrated primary care and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program for opioid use disorder (OUD) by hiring four outreach workers to identify and refer high-risk...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to The Broad Top Area Medical Center, Inc. (Broad Top Medical) for its FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion project. Through this grant, Broad Top Medical aims to increase its mental health and substance use disorder services, including access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD). The funding will support two key strategies:...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Alabama Regional Medical Services (doing business as Birmingham Health Care), a non-profit healthcare organization in Birmingham, Alabama. The grant funding will be used to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder....
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Shenandoah Valley Medical Systems, Inc. (doing business as Shenandoah Community Health Center) a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in its service area. The funding will enable Shenandoah Community Health Center to add 2.0 FTE psychiatric nurse practitioners, 2.0 FTE substance use disorder therapists, 1.0 FTE peer recovery coach, and other supporting staff to...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,400,000 project grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Tri State Community Health Center, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Memphis, Tennessee. The funding will be provided over a 2-year period from September 2024 to August 2026 to expand the center's behavioral health services and reduce opioid-related overdoses in Shelby County.
Key services to be delivered include:
Opening an onsite pharmacy to provide needed medications, including medication-assisted treatment, to eliminate barriers to medication access
Offering onsite therapeutic individual, group, and family counseling sessions
Training and credentialing providers to offer medication for opioid use disorder
Increasing the number of patients receiving mental health services for conditions like anxiety, depression, and PTSD
Providing behavioral health counseling onsite at schools through a mobile medical van
This grant aligns with the Health Center Program's objectives to improve healthcare access and outcomes for medically underserved populations in the United States.