Project Grant M0255233
- This federal Project Grant award of $319,627 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (CFDA 93.732) program supports the establishment of two Addiction Medicine Fellowship positions at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU SOM) in Springfield, Illinois. The purpose of this grant is to help address the public health crisis of substance use disorders by expanding the addiction medicine...
- The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded a $599,008 Project Grant to Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. The purpose of this 4-year grant, beginning on July 1, 2025, is to expand and sustain the trauma-informed behavioral health workforce in Southern Illinois, a medically underserved region. The key components of this project include: 1) enhancing the supervision...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals, awarded a $497,708 Project Grant under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884) to the Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. The purpose of this 1-year project, titled "PRISM - Preparing Residents in Street Medicine - Seeing Homeless Care Through a New Lens in Central and Southern...
- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through its Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to Strength In Peers Inc., a non-profit organization in northwestern Virginia. This grant will fund a structured six-month internship program that prepares Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRS) to serve in high-need and high-demand behavioral health settings, particularly in underserved rural communities and...
- The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant will fund the implementation of the Rural Georgia Behavioral Health Evidence-Based Services Training (BHEST) program, an initiative to develop a pipeline of behavioral health paraprofessionals trained to address the needs of rural children and adolescents in West...
- The Center for Addiction Studies and Research (CASR) has been awarded a $2,399,963.60 Project Grant under the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The four-year grant will enable CASR to develop and deliver a training program to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals dedicated to providing integrated care in high-need, high-demand areas in New York. Specifically, CASR...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will fund an Addiction Medicine Fellowship program operated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. The program aims to train board-certified addiction medicine physicians to serve high-need and underserved populations in the Mid-South region, which is facing a severe substance use and overdose crisis. Key...
- This Project Grant award for $434,260.00, awarded on July 1, 2025 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), will establish four new clinical training sites in a 4-county area of rural Georgia to train addiction medicine fellows. The award recipient, Augusta University Research Institute, Inc., will partner with two Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide the clinical training sites,...
- The Lawrence County (IL) Health Department received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The funding will be used to address rural health needs related to substance use disorder (SUD) care, treatment, and related support services in an...
- This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359) will be used by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to expand nursing workforce capacity in rural and long-term care settings. The key objectives are to: 1) Collaborate with community colleges, universities, and...
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development has been awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, with an award date of September 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2029, will fund the implementation of a Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) training and apprenticeship program in rural, medically underserved communities throughout Illinois. The program aims to expand community-based experiential training to increase the skills and knowledge of individuals preparing to become certified recovery support specialists. Key goals include improving mental health and wellness, establishing a state-accredited CRSS training and apprenticeship program, developing a diverse CRSS workforce pipeline, and integrating CRSS professionals into primary care settings to enhance access to comprehensive care.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/4/25 |