Project Grant T2554962

The federal Project Grant award of $399,991.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant supports the development and expansion of the behavioral health workforce across the United States, with a focus on increasing access to mental health services, addressing substance use disorders, and promoting integrated, interprofessional team-based approaches to behavioral healthcare.

The award was granted to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado-Denver, a prominent public research university and state government entity. The funding will be used to implement an Addiction Medicine Fellowship program, which seeks to expand the number of addiction medicine specialists working in underserved, community-based settings that integrate primary care with mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services. The grant has a performance period of five years, from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030.