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Gang Alternative, Inc.'s Project SMART – Supporting Mental health Awareness, Recognition, & Training

Award Number: H79SM084208
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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Gang Alternative, Inc.'s Project SMART – Supporting Mental health Awareness, Recognition, & Training - Gang Alternative, Inc. (GA)’s- Supporting Mental health Awareness, Recognition, and Training (SMART) Program will train a broad cross-section of service providers across various community sectors, inclusive of schools, first-responders, community-based organizations, and faith-based youth-serving professionals who work directly with populations that include at-risk youths ages 12-18 residing in minority concentrated areas in Miami-Dade County. These areas are at high risk based on various risk factors particularly African America, Afro-Caribbean and Hispanic youth exposed to high rates of poverty, crime, and violence. The areas of focus for SMART training based on the Youth-Mental Health First Aid (Youth MHFA) includes the communities of Little Haiti, Liberty City, Overtown, North Miami, and North Miami Beach. These communities have higher instances of unmet mental illness/mental health needs often leading to self-medication involving controlled substances and high co-morbidity between mental health and substance abuse especially in the Haitian community where there is significant stigma associated with seeking mental illness treatment as well as barriers to accessing mental health services due to both language and immigration status. In addition, the most frequent calls to the Miami 211 hotline (the only 24/7 helpline in Miami-Dade County for crisis counseling and information and referral) are for basic needs and mental health/substance abuse issues. The goals of SMART are to: a) increase the capacity of individuals who are a part of and provide services to populations of focus to identify, understand and respond to signs of serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbances (SED); and b) through strong linkages between youth serving organizations and service providers; and utilizing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) compliant outreach/engagement strategies and awareness campaigns to increase the diversity of those trained in Youth-MHFA and to reduce the stigma associated with obtaining treatment for mental health illness. SMART, will implement in-person Youth-MHFA training, an evidence-based mental health awareness training which teaches individuals how recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly SMI and/or SED and how to identify community resources. The program will leverage and expand GA’s United People Lifting Individual and Families Together (UPLIFT) program, team of community resource experts on staff and a network of 25+ direct service providers in Miami-Dade County. Through this two-level approach, SMART will train 500 individuals over five years on how to identify and respond to youth in crisis, as well as ensure a linkage between youth serving professionals and resources are available in the community. SMART will establish a referral mechanism that increases the ability of individuals trained to refer and link youth to mental health resources and services by expanding GA’s UPLIFT’s program scope of service. Once expanded, UPLIFT will serve as the centralized mechanism for SMART trainees to make referrals and access resources for youth who have been identified with SEDs and SMIs.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2025	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	1/13/2026	TERMINATION	$0
2026	2025	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	5	2/5/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2025	2025	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	9/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2024	2024	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	6/6/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2024	2023	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	2/1/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2023	2023	GANG ALTERNATIVE INC	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	6/2/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2023	2022	GANG ALTERNATIVE INC	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	1/11/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2022	2022	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 402	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	6/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2022	2021	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 402	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	8/19/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2021	2021	GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC.	12000 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 402	NORTH MIAMI	FL	33181	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/7/2021	NEW	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Grand Total All Awards = $625,000

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Gang Alternative, Inc.'s Project SMART – Supporting Mental health Awareness, Recognition, & Training

Award Number: H79SM084208

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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