Funding and Resources
Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR)
The Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR) is a substance abuse treatment and recovery support program funded through a grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The grant is administered by the California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB) and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB). We work to empower American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people in California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington to break the cycle of drug and alcohol addiction while achieving long-term recovery.
AAIR is part of a national Access to Recovery (ATR) program initiated to create options that allow people to independently select from a statewide network of native and non-native providers. AAIR believes that the Northwest AI/AN communities have the knowledge and capability to identify their own needs and solutions for substance abuse problems within their own communities. In supporting this idea, AAIR will coordinate a network of community-based providers to help individuals and families access high quality treatment and recovery support services. In addition, AAIR has committed over $14 million dollars to be distributed between California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington to receive treatment over a three year period. These monies will help pay for substance abuse treatment and recovery support services when there are no other means of funding available.
Applying to be a provider:
If your health center wishes to provide services to AI/AN people in Oregon, Washington or Idaho, you are welcome to apply over website. All new applicants are required to complete and submit a Provider Enrollment Application to apply for enrollment in AAIR. Once you submit the application and the required supporting documents, it will be reviewed by AAIR and you will be notified of the decision within a few weeks.
AAIR providers are among the most dedicated and experienced providers in the Northwest and each must meet these provider qualification standards before being enrolled in our program:
Clinical provider qualification standards
Traditional healer/spiritual advisor qualification standards
To obtain a provider application a provider can go online and submit at: http://www.crihb.org/aair under “provider enrollment application”
Accessing services:
Here are a few of the websites/numbers if you have additional questions:
For Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration: http://www.atr.samhsa.gov
For Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR): http://www.crihb.org/aair
For the AAIR call center (866) 350-8772
Grantee Organization: California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB)
Project Name: Access to American Indian Recovery (AAIR)
Grant Name: Access to Recovery
Grant Number: H 79 TI019501-01
Project Contacts:
Erik Kakuska
AAIR Project Specialist
NW Portland Area Indian Health Board
503-416-3296
Sonciray Bonnell
Health Resource Coordinator
NW Portland Area Indian Health Board
527 SW Hall, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 228-4185 ext. 260
Grants And Opportunities
Federal Register:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
US Dept. of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html
National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research:
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Research Funding Agencies and Research Administration Organizations:
http://www.ncura.edu/resources/agencies.htm
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration:
http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/index.html
National Science Foundation (NSF):
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm
Grant Resources | Business Grants & Other Important Info | Researching and Identifying Grant-Making Organizations:
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http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html
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