The Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation received a $735,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will be used to improve the continuity of care and follow-up for youth identified to be at risk for suicide on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Key objectives include...
The Lakota Fund, Inc. was awarded a $10 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to address severe housing shortages on nine tribal reservations in South Dakota. As the lead organization for the Building Jobs, Building Homes project, Lakota Fund will train Indigenous people in construction trades and certify them as appraisers and inspectors through partnerships with South Dakota State...
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has been awarded a $9,934,476 Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to implement the "CANOE Partnership: Cancer Awareness, Navigation, Outreach, and Equitable Indigenous Health Outcomes" project. The project aims to improve cancer outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through three research initiatives:...
This $900,000 federal Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans' Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) supports the expansion of arts and culture resources for the Oglala Lakota creative community in South Dakota. The grant recipient, First Peoples Fund, is an American Indian-owned non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining and enhancing indigenous creative expression, traditional practices, and community resilience. This three-year project, running from September...
The Oglala Lakota Division of Behavioral Health (OL-DBH) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tribal Opioid Response (SAMHSA TOR) program (CFDA 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance). The grant funding will be used to continue implementing five key interventions to address prescription and illicit opioid and psychostimulant abuse on the Pine Ridge...
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center was awarded a $7,032,762 Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to establish the Improving Cancer Outcomes in Native American Communities (ICON) U19 Center. The ICON Center aims to conduct research and interventions to address cancer disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native communities in Oklahoma and beyond....
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin was awarded a $997,828 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The 5-year grant, effective from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2030, will fund the Mino-Bimaadiziwin Prevention Program. This program aims to increase community awareness and education on Anishinaabe-centered prevention, treatment, and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 5-year, $735,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (Gptchb), a 501(c)(3) community-based tribal entity. This grant will fund the "Teca Kici Okijupi - Connecting With Our Youth" (CWOY) Navigator Program, which aims to: Increase the number of youth-serving...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Horizon Health Care, Inc., a private non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in South Dakota. This two-year grant will fund the expansion of mental and behavioral health services, including substance use treatment, to increase the number of patients receiving care and decrease racial/ethnic...
This $1,087,500 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports the Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity (CAIRHE) at Montana State University (MSU). The center's mission is to reduce significant health disparities in Indigenous and rural communities across Montana, while developing early-career faculty into a multidisciplinary cohort of independent health equity...