Project Grant S184X190035

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $291,123 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant (CFDA 10.855) to Helen Farabee Regional Mhmr Centers, a non-profit organization in Wichita Falls, Texas. The two-year grant, awarded in September 2024, will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to improve access to educational and medical services in rural areas. The project aims to extend critical healthcare and social...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a Project Grant under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (CFDA 93.884) program to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) to enhance education and training for physician assistant (PA) students and practicing providers to address the growing need for comprehensive primary care, including mental health diagnosis and treatment, in rural and underserved areas. The $2,019,484 five-year grant aims to: 1) Provide...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $441,376 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to the Ellis County Coalition for Health Options, Inc. dba Hope Health, a nonprofit community health center located in Waxahachie, Texas. The grant aims to significantly increase the availability and accessibility of mental health services and enhance access to evidence-based treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD), including medications for OUD...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,050,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (CFDA 93.211 - Rural Telemedicine Grants) aims to integrate behavioral health services into primary care through evidence-based telehealth networks. The primary awardee, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT), will utilize the funding over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029 to develop and demonstrate the...

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health (TTBH) was awarded $550,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop the Mental Health-Law Enforcement Co-Responder Harlingen PD Team (CRT-HPD) in collaboration with the Harlingen Police Department. The three-year project will provide immediate screening, assessment, and brief intensive intervention services to 170 adults and adolescents...

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health (TTBH) was awarded $550,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop the Mental Health-Law Enforcement Co-Responder Brownsville PD Team (CRT-BPD) in collaboration with the Brownsville Police Department. The three-year project will provide immediate screening, assessment, and brief intensive intervention services to 170 adults and adolescents...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $311,593 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) project grant to the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center (Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center) to provide a range of services addressing homelessness, youth services, and behavioral health needs in the Heart of Texas region. The grant funding enables the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, a local government-owned entity serving as the designated...

The federal Project Grant award of $1,499,499.00 was granted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The award, titled "WATER IN THE DESERT: COOPERATION AND PURPOSE-BUILT PROGRAMS IN FAR WEST TEXAS," will be used by Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, to strengthen its capacity to serve minority and low-income students through curriculum development, faculty training, student...

This federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211) is for the purpose of integrating behavioral health services into primary care through the use of telehealth technologies. The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center (TAMU HSC) is the prime awardee, and the project will run from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2029. The project aims to develop telehealth networks that can...

This $1,832,084 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program aims to enhance training for physician assistant (PA) students in rural Texas communities. The grant will fund the Integrated Clinical Care Experience in Rural Texas (ICCERT) initiative, which provides PA students with three to four one-month clinical rotations in rural settings that integrate primary care and behavioral health...