The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was awarded a $2,075,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884). The 5-year grant, beginning on July 1, 2024, will establish the Physician Assistant Curriculum for Addressing Rural Mental Health Education & Support (PA-CARES) program. PA-CARES aims to increase the number of physician assistant students providing primary care services in...
The University of South Carolina was awarded a $5,600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant will support the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities, the purchase of medical equipment, and the development of specialized service programs and behavioral health...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through its Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program, awarded a $1,200,000 project grant to Family Health Center Inc., a non-profit community health organization in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The grant aims to expand behavioral health services and implement medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the organization's service area, which encompasses several rural counties with high rates of poverty, mental health...
The South Carolina State Opioid Response Project (SC SOR Project), funded through a $56,394,492 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, aims to comprehensively address the opioid and stimulant use disorder crisis in South Carolina. The project provides a range of interventions, including: Prevention: Statewide educational...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,148,802 Project Grant under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) to Rhode Island College's Institute for Education in Healthcare. The purpose of this grant is to strengthen and sustain integrated behavioral healthcare delivery through specialized training, where candidates become certified as Dual Peer Recovery Specialists (PRS) and Community Health Workers (CHW) with a...
This $800,000 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 will continue supporting rural emergency services training and community health initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered include: Training emergency medical services (EMS) personnel on substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) supports the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) in delivering comprehensive services to address opioid use disorders and promote mental health resilience. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a final completion date of August 31, 2028, enables PHMC to provide integrated,...
South Carolina State University received a $6 million Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to implement a Community Health Worker Training Program. The program will establish educational curricula to train and enable new Community Health Workers and health support workers to acquire core competencies and public health...
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 $2,911,384 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The grant will fund the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) to expand pediatric mental health care access in South Carolina from July 2024 through September 2026. As the grant recipient, SCDMH will leverage its expertise as a state government entity and hospital provider to deliver...
The University of South Carolina received a $299,914 Project Grant 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 be used to develop and implement a specialized training track focused on "Supporting Youth and Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis" over a 4-year period from September 2024 to August 2028.
The I-CARE Training Center will provide Level I and Level II training programs to 23 and 12 paraprofessionals, respectively, including recovery coaches, peer support specialists, and community health workers, recruited through partnerships with recovery community organizations, clinics, and paraprofessional groups across South Carolina. This specialized training will build upon the existing Peer Recovery Coach Training Certificate program and the university's Community Health Worker Institute to equip paraprofessionals with the skills and knowledge needed to support children, adolescents, and families impacted by the opioid crisis in the state.