The University of South Carolina received a $299,914 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) to expand its Integrated Care for Recovery (I-CARE) Training Center. The funding will enable the I-CARE Training Center to provide specialized training to 23 paraprofessionals, including recovery coaches, peer support specialists, and community health workers, over 4...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by 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, aims to develop and strengthen the regional workforce providing addiction and recovery services in the New England region. The award, totaling $777,842 over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029, will support three key goals: 1) Provide...
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...
This $460,233 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 support Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in developing and implementing a Community Health Worker (CHW) training program. The FDU STRONG program aims to increase the behavioral health workforce's capacity to support children and families impacted by opioid...
This $240,000 Project Grant (H79SM089779) awarded by 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 will strengthen the capacity of the Parent Support Network of Rhode Island (PSN) to serve as the statewide family network for children, youth, and young adults with mental health and co-occurring disorders and their families. The grant will focus on...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,497,006, provided by 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, aims to increase access to and engagement in culturally congruent substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) care for 225 racial and ethnic minority LGBTQ+ individuals in Rhode Island. The primary objectives are...
This federal Project Grant award, with ID H79TI087827, was provided by 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 $45,452,044 grant will fund initiatives in Rhode Island to address opioid and stimulant misuse, targeting the prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery needs of over 4,177 individuals over the 3-year grant period. Key...
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 $2,570,500 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration supports the development and operation of an integrated substance use disorder training program. Funded under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), the award supports a consortium approach to establish a post-graduate training program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The program will provide training for these...
This $2,400,000 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 support the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) in Waianae, Hawaii. The grant aims to expand the behavioral health workforce and address mental health and provider resiliency concerns, particularly among healthcare workers serving underserved...
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 162-hour training curriculum, including a 72-hour PRS-CHW core competency course, a 30-hour specialization on empowering family systems impacted by addiction, and a 60-hour behavioral health case management course. Over the 4-year award period, the program will train 62 Level 1 trainees and 17 Level 2 apprentices, who will receive stipends and earn PRS, CHW, and Provisional Alcohol & Drug Counselor credentials. The goal is to build the capacity of behavioral healthcare teams and integrated primary/behavioral healthcare teams to better address the needs of vulnerable populations, including children, adolescents, transitional-aged youth, and families impacted by the opioid crisis in Rhode Island.