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 Lone Star Circle of Care (LSCC), a private non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center network in Texas. The funding will allow LSCC to establish direct substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, at an existing primary care clinic in an...
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 Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (dba Healthpoint) to increase access to behavioral health services in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The funding will be used to expand behavioral health care services by increasing the number of full-time mental health and substance use disorder personnel,...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 project grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Legacy Community Health Services Inc. (Legacy) to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services through strategic integration into their primary care settings. The project aims to address the critical shortage of behavioral health services, particularly in underserved populations that primarily access care through community health centers....
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Heart of Texas Community Health Center d/b/a Waco Family Medicine in Waco, TX. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will be used to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment. Key activities include: Designing and implementing a...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,260,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The grant funding will allow CBWF to enhance and expand its mental health, substance use treatment, and physical health services to address the significant behavioral health needs in the Coastal Bend region. Key initiatives include: 1) Increasing access...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.224 - Health Center Program) to Livingston Community Health (LCH), a Federally Qualified Health Center in California. The grant will be used to develop a specialized substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program and expand LCH's behavioral health service capacity to address the growing opioid crisis and unmet mental health and SUD needs in Merced and Stanislaus counties. Specifically, the funding...
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 El Centro De Corazon, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Houston, Texas, to expand its behavioral health services. The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year award include: 1) increasing routine behavioral health screenings and brief interventions across all El Centro sites, 2) expanding mental health...
This Project Grant award of $1,498,179.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) is intended to accelerate cancer screening and referral rates for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer in an underserved patient population served by Lone Star Family Health Center in Montgomery, Harris, and Walker Counties, Texas. The award supports a partnership between Lone Star Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and MD...
The Brownsville Community Health Clinic Corporation was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Brownsville, Texas. The grant will be used to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including expanding the use of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment. Key activities include leveraging community...
The Community Health Center of Lubbock, Inc. (CHCL) was awarded a $1,097,898 Project Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Lubbock County, Texas and the surrounding region. Through this 2-year grant from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, CHCL will increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder services, including medications for opioid use...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant to Lone Star Family Health Center, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Conroe, Texas. The grant is funded through the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), which supports the establishment and operation of community health centers that provide comprehensive primary healthcare services to medically underserved populations.
The grant funding will enable Lone Star Family Health Center to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for underserved populations in their service area. Key activities include adding a psychiatrist, hiring a bilingual female licensed professional counselor, increasing staff training, diversifying therapy offerings, transitioning to an electronic health records system, and strengthening referral partnerships. These enhancements aim to promote a holistic, evidence-based approach to addressing patients' biopsychosocial needs and increasing the availability of affordable mental health and SUD services in the region.