Project Grant M0255810
- The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Salisbury University $499,407 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) to develop a behavioral health workforce training program for paraprofessionals serving the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Salisbury University will establish the Salisbury University Eastern Shore Paraprofessional Education and...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $749,999 to the University of Massachusetts Medical School on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) for a five-year capacity-building project implementing behavioral health and community safety partnerships. The project serves youth aged 12 to 25 in Hampden and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts, with a multi-disciplinary Behavioral...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Wellness and Equity Foundation, Inc. $350,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). Wellness Equity Institute will develop and implement a Level 1 community-based behavioral health paraprofessional training program that prepares culturally responsive lay counselors and community health workers...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health $64.956 million under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2027. The award funds comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance across Massachusetts....
- This $101,185 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will fund Northampton Community College's "NCC THRIVES!" initiative. The project aims to improve mental health awareness and access to resources on campus. Key activities include: Implementing a mental health public awareness campaign with a new wellness...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $300,000 to YMCA of the North Shore Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to fund the Be Healthy Beverly Underage Drinking Prevention Program. The program trains middle and high school adjustment counselors and nurses in the CRAFFT screening tool, establishes quarterly...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Center for Mental Health Services) awarded The Transformation Center Inc. $150,000 under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) on September 30, 2026. The Massachusetts Peer Leadership Network (MPLN) project will strengthen peer leadership and expand peer workforce opportunities for individuals with lived experience of mental...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $400,000 to Boston Health Care For The Homeless Program on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The recipient will implement the Zero Suicide Framework across its federally qualified health center and health care for the homeless program serving adults experiencing homelessness in Boston. The...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services) awarded Eliot Community Human Services Inc. $499,984 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). PROJECT TEND will build an infant and early childhood mental health system of care in Massachusetts, uniting fragmented services into one coordinated pathway for...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health $650,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104) to support the Massachusetts Psychosis Prevention Partnership (M3P). M3P is a statewide initiative to identify youth and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis and provide evidence-based stepped-care...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded North Shore Community College $350,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732, Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals). North Shore Community College will enhance existing human services certificate programs and develop stackable credentials leading to an Associate degree through a common core care model addressing behavioral health workforce needs in Essex County, Massachusetts. The college will deliver one-year certificate programs in Community Health Worker, Developmental Disabilities Certificate, and Child Youth Advocate, as well as credit-bearing degrees that transfer to bachelor programs. The program prioritizes family involvement and consumer-paraprofessional partnerships, with a preference for achieving at least 50 percent program completer placement in practice settings serving medically underserved communities. The funding addresses high-need demand for behavioral health workers trained in developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. By creating a diversified and better-trained paraprofessional workforce capable of addressing comorbidities and complex disorders, the project improves access to education and establishes career ladders through transfer articulation to more clinical degrees. The award runs through August 31, 2029, with all work performed in Massachusetts. Project Director Lisa Barrett leads the initiative.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $350.0k | 8/26/26 |