The County of Santa Barbara received a $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services. The funding will be used to hire one full-time behavioral health specialist and one full-time administrative professional, as well as contract a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner to provide telehealth psychiatric medication management services. This will allow the...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $560,813 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) in Pueblo, CO. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, aims 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. PCHC plans to achieve these goals...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc. (FHCSD) to expand mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), in San Diego County, California. Through this grant, FHCSD aims to increase the number of patients receiving MH, SUD, and MOUD services by 11.3%, 5.7%, and 34.8% respectively by 2025. To...
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 Project Health, Inc. a $1,200,000 Project Grant to expand behavioral health services in central Florida. The 2-year grant, running from September 2024 to August 2026, will enable Project Health, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to add professional staff and increase access to mental health counseling, therapy,...
This $2,400,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, Inc. (PCHS) to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), in the central Kenai Peninsula region. The funding will allow PCHS to increase the number of clinical staff providing these services within their existing primary...
This Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Community Health and Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The funding will be used by CHDC to expand its current behavioral health services and increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use...
This $1,189,004 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Ampla Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California, to expand its behavioral health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services across 6 counties. The grant funding will be used to enhance access to integrated mental health and SUD treatment, implement peer support groups, and...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Friends of Family Health Center. The 2-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will support the expansion of the organization's mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services across its network of 6 service delivery sites in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties. The grant will fund the addition of 3.0 FTE...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will allow Valley Health Team, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in California, to expand behavioral health care capacity and services to address mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) needs in the underserved communities of Fresno, Tulare, and Inyo counties. The funding will enable Valley Health Team to hire additional providers with...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1,200,000 project grant to Family Health Center Inc. (FHC) to expand behavioral health services in rural counties of South Carolina. FHC, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, will use the funding to increase staffing and directly provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in addition to...
The Petaluma Health Center (PHC) was awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in its service area. The 2-year project aims to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. PHC plans to implement an evidence-based, holistic, and data-driven approach that includes hiring additional staff such as behavioral health workforce recruiters, psychiatrists, and perinatal caseworkers, as well as providing educational support and retention bonuses for behavioral health providers. The project is expected to result in 9,170 visits for 2,600 patients over the project period, addressing significant mental health and substance abuse needs in the Sonoma County region.