SAMHSA Awards $1.5 Million to Advance Studies of Behavioral Health Services in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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November 6, 2008
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $1.5 million over three years to the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Cork Institute on Alcohol and Other Addictive Disorders, located within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Cork Institute will use the funds to support a Center for Excellence focused on advancing the work of historically black colleges and universities in supporting the development and delivery of substance abuse and mental health services.
“By expanding knowledge of best practices, leadership development and community participation, the center can greatly enhance the quality of behavioral health services provided for years to come,” said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H.
The first year of funding will be used to expand and enhance the existing national network of historically black colleges and universities to foster the development of programs and to facilitate collaboration and the exchange of information related to substance abuse and mental health. Also, funding will be used to provide culturally appropriate substance abuse and mental health disorder resources to historically black colleges and universities.
The total approximate amount for the grant award period is $1.5 million for up to three years. First-year funding totals nearly $500,000. Continuation awards are subject to availability of funds and progress achieved by the awardee. The grant will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
For more information, visit the SAMHSA Web site to read the Grant Announcement.