Thursday, May 15, 2025
5/15/2025
FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion - Address: 7320 SW Hunziker Rd, STE 300, Portland, OR 97223 Project Director Name: Jeri Weeks, Chief Executive Officer Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax): Direct – 503-941-3002; Fax – 503-747-7013 Email Address: weeksj@nhcoregon.org Website Address, if applicable: www.nhcoregon.org List all grant program funds requested in the application, if applicable: CHC, MHC Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) is a 501(c)3, non-profit, healthcare organization providing primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and clinical pharmacy services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured populations of the Portland Metropolitan Area, in the State of Oregon. Headquartered in Portland, NHC operates seven (7) clinics in the cities of Canby, Milwaukie, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Oregon City, and Tualatin. NHC also operates three (3) School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) and two mobile units, one for medical services and another for dental services. A Community Health Center (CHC) and Migrant Health Center (MHC) grantee, NHC is funded/designated to serve Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW) and their families. These populations are best served by NHC’s mobile unit, as well as its Canby and Hillsboro locations due to their proximity to agricultural land and production facilities. NHC’s service area consists of 24 zip codes, which harbors a total population of 894,506 residents, 19.4% of whom live at or below 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG), establishing a target population of 173,744 low-income residents. In 2023, approximately 223 NHC staff members served 18,811 unique patients. 5.69 Full Time Employees (FTE) made up of Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC) served 2,056 patients over 4,678 encounters whereas 14 providers provided Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) treatment to 96 patients. The intent of the FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) grant is to provide expanded access for mental health services offered by BHCs and MOUD services provided by medical providers, contributing to an increase in these patient populations as reported to the Health Resources and Services Administration in NHC’s 2025 annual report (i.e., UDS Report). Over a two-year project period (09/01/2024-08/31/2026), NHC is requesting $1.1 million in BHSE funding ($600K in year one; $500K in year two) to support personnel expenses of 6.65 FTEs inclusive of two providers actively providing MOUD services, two BHCs actively providing behavioral health (BH) services (inclusive of mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) counseling), an additional BHC focused to the adolescent patient population (to be hired), a BH Revenue Cycle Specialist (to be hired), and a BH Team Assistant (to be hired). The BH Revenue Cycle Specialist will aid NHC in and auditing reimbursement codes specific to MH, SUD, and MOUD services, thereby generating sufficient revenue to reimburse related expenses. The BH Team Assistant will refine data specific to BH, SUD, and MOUD services, assess gaps in care, identify high-risk patients, assess patient empanelment, patient retention and satisfaction, and related outcomes. BHSE funded personnel will further integration between medical and behavioral health services, provide targeted outreach to patients in need, and expand access for MH, SUD, and MOUD services. NHC that BHSE funding will contribute to an increase of 571 additional patients in calendar year 2025.
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).