Project Grant SM060792

This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the HIV-Related Training and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.145) will support Abounding Prosperity, Inc. (AP, Inc.), a Dallas-based non-profit organization, in integrating a telehealth platform and electronic medical record system to enhance the delivery of behavioral health services for people living with HIV. The one-year project aims to...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) received a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model (CFDA 93.610) to integrate behavioral healthcare services for individuals with complex behavioral health needs and co-occurring conditions in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to equip participating behavioral health providers, such as Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) and...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (CFDA 93.732), awarded Adelphi University $599,961 to continue its Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) program. The IDEATE program will train 120 social work and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner students over 4 years to address critical gaps in behavioral health care for children, adolescents, and transition-aged youth in...

This $385,877 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program aims to optimize the integration of child psychosocial screenings in primary care. The grant will fund the development and testing of the CareLoop intervention, which uses process service mapping to enhance referral and linkage pathways and promote whole-person,...

This $599,468 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (CFDA 93.732) program aims to address the significant shortage of behavioral health providers in Maryland. The grant, titled "Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care Co-location and Resource Expansion Support (BHIPP CARES)", will expand the existing Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care...

The Center for Health Innovation - Public Health Institute (CHI-PHI) was awarded a $1,400,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The 4-year grant, which began on September 1, 2025, will support the Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET) initiative. This program uses distance education technology to enhance evidence-based behavioral health...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program, a federal grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA, CFDA 93.732), awarded $1.2M to Augusta University's College of Education and Human Development to implement the "Targeted Resources and Advanced Instruction for New Behavioral Health Professionals (TRAIN)" project. This 4-year project (7/1/2025 - 6/30/2029) aims to increase the capacity to provide behavioral health...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), will fund Oakland University's Behavioral Health Academy (BHA) Fellowship. Over the next four years, the $562,821 grant will train and graduate 80 master's level students in the fields of social work and counseling, with a focus on serving medically underserved and economically disadvantaged communities...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $790,198 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for the "PROTECT AL: PREP OPTIMIZATION THROUGH ENHANCED CONTINUUM TRACKING" project. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2025, aims to develop effective interventions to scale up and sustain HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization in the Southern United States, a region disproportionately...

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways (AROUTE-P) initiative, awarded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, will receive $399,998 to address behavioral health workforce shortages in six rural North Arkansas counties. Led by the Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network (ABHIN), the project aims to establish structured programs to introduce rural youth to behavioral health careers, empower youth to lead peer-driven behavioral health initiatives, and develop...