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HBCU Leadership In Education Awareness And Preparation (LEAP) in Behavioral Health

Award Number: H79TI086739
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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HBCU Leadership In Education Awareness And Preparation (LEAP) in Behavioral Health - Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is part of the world’s oldest and largest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Consortium in Atlanta, Georgia. Member institutions have a rich history of community-engaged collaborative partnerships since 1929. CAU boasts two continuously reaffirmed professional programs: the Council on Social Work (CSWE) accredited and historic Whitney M. Young, Jr. School of Social Work and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited School of Education Masters in School Counseling and Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This approach for the HBCU Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health will be focused on the recruitment and retention of racially/ethnically under-represented graduate students in behavioral health programs across the HBCU network while building networks and mentorship opportunities. The proposed project will foster leadership and professional development opportunities among minority students trained in the behavioral health sciences. This project aims to 1) raise student awareness of multiple career pathways to behavioral health, 2) increase the number of students prepared to enter the behavioral health field upon completion of their terminal degree, and 3) enhance retention among students by expanding partnerships among HBCUs and between students and behavioral health service providers. To accomplish these goals, the HBCU Leadership in Education Awareness and Preparation in Behavioral Health Center for Excellence will expand its reach to underrepresented populations in the behavioral health workforce by developing digital platforms for engagement and increasing awareness about career opportunities for undergraduate HBCU students. The HBCU L.E.A.P. also aims to increase awareness about critical need areas of mental health and substance use disorders for a minimum of five key areas of behavioral health (social work, counseling, psychology, nursing, and psychiatric and/or addiction medicine). The project will also strengthen pre-career development through educational and mentoring programs designed to increase knowledge about licensure/certification preparation and support graduate students by offsetting the financial burden accrued with unpaid practicum/internship/residency requirements in behavioral health programs at HBCUs. With the help of an Interdisciplinary Behavioral Health Career Advisory Council, students in behavioral health programs at HBCUs will receive funding support, professional development, and mentoring in their selective fields of study via the L.E.A.P. Pre-Career Footsteps Mentoring Corps.


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 = $811,147 )
2026	2026	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance	004	4	8/25/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$350,000
2026	2026	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	4	7/22/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$461,147
2026	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	1/13/2026	TERMINATION	$0
2026	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	2/13/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $811,147

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $806,950 )
2025	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	9/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$456,950
2025	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	9/26/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2025	2025	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	9/23/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$350,000
														Subtotal = $806,950

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $452,874 )
2024	2024	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	7/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$452,874
														Subtotal = $452,874

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $194,516 )
2023	2023	CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC.	223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30314	FULTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	8/7/2023	NEW	$194,516
														Subtotal = $194,516

Grand Total All Awards = $2,265,487

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HBCU Leadership In Education Awareness And Preparation (LEAP) in Behavioral Health

Award Number: H79TI086739

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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