March 2007

Following is a listing and brief description of grants totaling $634,305 approved by SLHI’s Board of Trustees from January through March 2007.

Arizona Foundation for Human Service Providers
$220,000 for two years
To develop and implement a statewide training program for interpreters in the behavioral health field

Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc.
$10,000 for one year
To develop a pediatric dental component within the CASS Dental Clinic

Crossroads, Inc.
$152,950 for two years
Crossroads Methamphetamine Pilot Project

NFJ Center for Caregivers, Inc.
$30,000 for one year
Start up funding

University of Arizona School of Family and Consumer Sciences
$12,500 for one year
To support building resilient communities: promoting the health and well-being of young people

Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona
$90,000 for three years
To support “Real Life, Real Talk,” a multiyear social change initiative aimed at strengthening parents’ communication with their children about making health lifestyle choices

University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
$28,655 for one year
To provide seed funding for a study that will determine the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act on the dual-eligible population in Arizona

HSC Educational Foundation
$90,000 for two years
To establish a self-sustaining infrastructure that enables people with disabilities to self-direct their health and human services