This $3,800,000 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) CFDA 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program will establish the National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS). The grant recipient, One World Recovery Network (OWRN), a peer-led, Black-led, woman-led recovery community organization, will coordinate this national...
This $567,231 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will support the "Supporting Underserved Peer Professionals in Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT)" program at Western Michigan University. The SUPPORT program aims to address the shortage of trained peer professionals to work with families experiencing opioid and substance use disorders...
This Project Grant award 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 provides $1,555,700.00 over 5 years to the University of Texas at Austin. The purpose is to improve substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in SAMHSA Region 6 by developing and strengthening the specialized behavioral health and primary care workforces. Key...
This $1,148,802 Project Grant award from the U.S. 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) will enable Rhode Island College's Institute for Education in Healthcare to develop a training program to create a new cadre of dually-certified Peer Recovery Specialists-Community Health Workers (PRS-CHW) in Rhode Island. The program will provide a comprehensive...
The Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources (CRWR) in Houston, Texas received a $300,000 Project Grant award 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, titled "Facilitating Organized Recovery Community Engagement (FORCE)", will expand peer recovery support services and evidence-based practices, such as integrated...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant is awarded to the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce and address mental health and provider resilience concerns among healthcare workers. The...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $10,980,270 Project Grant to the Texas Workforce Commission under the Registered Apprenticeship (CFDA 17.285) federal grant program. The purpose of this four-year award beginning July 1, 2022 is to improve coordination and expand registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs) across multiple industry sectors in Texas. Key deliverables include serving 930 total participants, enrolling 900 in new or expanded RAPs, and creating...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,817,802.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285), supports the State of Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in expanding, diversifying, and modernizing registered apprenticeship opportunities across Texas. The grant will fund initiatives to develop new apprenticeship programs, create pre-apprenticeship programs, and increase access to workforce training in...
The Reset To Success Foundation, Inc., doing business as Midwest Career Source, was awarded a $9 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285). The four-year award will support the organization's existing employer-driven pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) job training activities to increase diversity and equity in underrepresented and underserved populations in...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards), will provide $932,000 to Travis County, Texas to implement a peer support services program for opioid use disorder (OUD) recovery. The funding will support a contract with a local community benefit organization to place three peer recovery coaches in a hospital emergency department, as well as employ two additional peer recovery coaches within the county's civil family...
The One World Recovery Network (OWRN) was awarded a $2,269,432 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 grant supports the development of a Department of Labor credentialed Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) to strengthen peer-based recovery support systems in three medically underserved counties in Texas: Jefferson, Grayson, and Lubbock.
Key services provided through the grant include:
Developing a culturally adapted curriculum to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of the target communities
Training trainers on the new curriculum
Marketing and outreach to recruit trainees and secure apprenticeship employment opportunities
Providing peer support supervision and mentoring throughout the apprenticeship program
Establishing an advisory committee to monitor program outcomes and drive continuous improvement
Conducting data analysis and program evaluation to inform decisions and enhance outcomes
The grant period runs from September 30, 2024 to August 31, 2028.