Project Grant S184H220233

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services awarded $3.08 million to the Arkansas Department of Human Services under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with...

The City of Little Rock Finance Department received a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will support the development and improvement of the Little Rock Police Department's (LRPD) Police Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) program. Key objectives include increasing diversions from the justice system, reducing arrests of individuals with...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) beginning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The North Arkansas Rural Pathways Program addresses opioid and substance use disorder challenges in Carroll and Madison Counties—two of Arkansas's most rural counties in the Ozark Mountains—by...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network (ABHIN) received a $1,199,994 Project Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) beginning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds the Arkansas Rural Opioid Use Team Education Pathways (AROUTE-P) initiative, which addresses critical behavioral health (BH) workforce shortages across six rural North Arkansas counties—Carroll, Boone,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network (ABHIN) received a $199,994 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (CFDA 93.912) awarded on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2026. The organization will develop the Arkansas Rural Behavioral Health Access (ARBHA) Network, an integrated healthcare network designed to improve access to quality mental and behavioral health services across...

Federal Project Grant Summary Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center received a $1.125 million Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The grant funds the expansion of integrated care capacity to deliver treatment and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Disability Rights Arkansas Inc. received a $158,333 formula grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds comprehensive legal advocacy and rights protection services for adults with significant mental illness and children with...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance, received a $392,940 formula grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports comprehensive services designed to reduce and eliminate homelessness for individuals...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the County of Benton, Comptroller's Office Division (doing business as Benton County) to implement the first Mental Health Court in the second most populated area of the state. The 3-year Mental Health Court Implementation Initiative (MHCII) will promote effective strategies to expand the use of mental health courts and related services, utilize validated assessment tools to identify and prioritize justice-involved...

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) was awarded a $634,016 formula grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150). The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will support the provision of comprehensive services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse disorders, and homelessness or imminent risk...