Three More Social Innovation Fund Sub-Grants for Depression Care to Clinics
The John A. Hartford Foundation has announced three more Social Innovation Fund (SIF) subgrantees for Depression Care to Clinics in Western States and Alaska. Funds to this second cohort of subgrantees, which includes non-profit community health clinics in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region, will increase access to mental health care in medically underserved, rural, low-income communities.
The John A. Hartford Foundation has announced three more Social Innovation Fund (SIF) subgrantees for Depression Care to Clinics in Western States and Alaska. Funds to this second cohort of subgrantees, which includes non-profit community health clinics in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region, will increase access to mental health care in medically underserved, rural, low-income communities.Grants are made possible through the SIF, which is a White House initiative and program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
The organizations receiving grants are located in rural areas which are either medically underserved, or face a health professional shortage:
• Bighorn Valley Health Center in Hardin, Montana is a Federally Qualified Health Center located in southeastern Montana. It serves a diverse population of 13,000 spread over an area of nearly 5,000 square miles, encompassing most of the Crow Indian Reservation and part of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Award amount: $230,000 over two years.
• Butte Community Health Center in Butte, Montana, also a Federally Qualified Health Center, has provided primary care services to southwest Montana for more than 28 years. It serves nearly one-third of the population of southwest Montana, with more than 17,000 patients cared for annually. Award amount: $200,000 over two years.
• Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) in Kodiak, Alaska was formed in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, to provide health and social services for Alaska Natives in the City of Kodiak and six remote Alaska Native villages (Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie and Port Lions), serving ten federally recognized Tribes of Kodiak Island. Award amount: $384,000 over two years.
The grants will increase access to depression care for low-income people by expanding implementation of Project IMPACT (Improving Mood – Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment), an evidence-based depression care model developed by the University of Washington that doubles the benefits of depression treatment.
To read more about the second cohort of SIF subgrantees, click here.