Saturday, December 21, 2024
12/21/2024
The Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) will use HRSA CPF/CDS grant funding to design and build a new stand-alone structure to serve as a residential substance use disorder and mental health treatment facility for pregnant women and women with children, providing services to the entire state. The building will be the new home for FNA’s Women’s and Children’s Center for Inner Healing, a four to six-month treatment program that addresses the behavioral and mental health needs of both mothers and children in a residential setting. The project is located in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska, within the urbanized road service area outside of but immediately adjacent to the City of Fairbanks. The project will replace an existing twelve-bed facility, which is out of date and in need of costly improvements. In the current facility, mothers live with up to three children in a single small bedroom. The two-story building also presents challenges to individuals with limited mobility and makes it more difficult for staff to account for residents’ whereabouts and ensure their safety and wellbeing. In addition, it lacks adequate office and meeting space. The new facility will meet identified needs for increased space and enhanced functionality in order to better support women on their journeys to sobriety and address children’s experiences of trauma related to their mothers’ substance use. The facility will provide family residence units for 16 women with up to three children aged 0-7 each, affording sufficient space and appropriate privacy to support mothers as they learn how to interact with their children within a substance-free lifestyle. The building’s single-story floor plan will allow line of sight surveillance from the administrative and program areas through the residential areas, increasing safety and security and enhancing accessibility for consumers, guests, and staff with physical limitations. The facility will include sufficient offic e space, child and adult group treatment rooms, service areas (e.g., kitchen, maintenance), and welcoming indoor and outdoor common spaces to promote healthy social interaction in community with others. The scope of work encompasses design, architectural, and engineering services; activities related to compliance with environmental and historical preservation and other regulatory conditions; construction of an approximately 17,000 square foot residential facility; and site work including parking, outdoor lighting, and fenced garden and play areas. CPF/CDS funding in the amount of $5,000,000 will comprise approximately 50% of the total project budget.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).