H8N54170
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion - Center for Pan Asian Community Services Inc. Cosmo Health Center (CCHC), Grant Number: H80CS26591.
The CPACS Cosmo Health Center provides access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services to low income and underserved residents of Dekalb and Gwinnett counties in metropolitan Atlanta.
The health center serves all people regardless of ability to pay, and tailors its services to provide care that is respectful and culturally and linguistically accessible to Atlanta’s diverse immigrant and refugee population.
The bulk of the target population resides in Gwinnett and Dekalb counties in metropolitan Atlanta.
The service area includes two medically underserved areas (MUAs), one of which is a refugee resettlement hub with a large Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) population.
Originally focused on the needs of the Korean immigrant community, the organization has expanded its focus to address the needs of the broader Asian immigrant and refugee community in Atlanta.
In the service area, the total population is 1,738,173, of which 22% are foreign born and 28.7% speak a language other than English at home.
Many immigrants and refugees have limited English proficiency (LEP), and are only able to obtain employment in low-paying jobs.
Many have low health literacy, and have not had access to primary care in their countries of origin.
As a result, many immigrants and refugees have unmet health needs and face great difficulty navigating the health care system or being able to afford care.
Recognizing the need for access to affordable care that meets the cultural and linguistic competency needs of the immigrant community, CPACS established the Dowa Free Clinic in 2009.
In 2013, CPACS obtained Section 330 Community Health Center funding from HRSA and established the CPACS Cosmo Community Health Center (CCHC) as an FQHC in the heart of one of Atlanta’s immigrant communities.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), immigrants and refugees are especially susceptible to PTSD and depression as a result of exposure to traumatic experiences before, during, and after migration, which may include exposure to extreme poverty, the risk of physical, psychological, and sexual violence and exploitation, and inhumane detention conditions.
Once settled in this country, immigration policies, loss of social networks, discrimination, financial pressures, dangerous working conditions, and low socioeconomic status can further increase stress and unhealthy coping strategies.
Many CCHC patients struggle with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders (SUD).
In 2023, CCHC provided mental health services to 114 patients and SUD counseling services to 66 patients, with CCHC not currently providing medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
We propose to use Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) funds to increase behavioral health staffing and to implement direct provision of MOUD.
BHSE funding will allow CCHC to provide competitive salaries to recruit and retain behavioral health providers with the necessary linguistic and cultural competency skills to provide behavioral health services to patients with low English proficiency.
As a result of funding, we anticipate that by December 31, 2025, the number of patients receiving mental health services will increase from the current baseline to 364, the number receiving SUD services will increase to 266, and MOUD will be provided to 250 patients.
The CPACS Cosmo Health Center provides access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services to low income and underserved residents of Dekalb and Gwinnett counties in metropolitan Atlanta.
The health center serves all people regardless of ability to pay, and tailors its services to provide care that is respectful and culturally and linguistically accessible to Atlanta’s diverse immigrant and refugee population.
The bulk of the target population resides in Gwinnett and Dekalb counties in metropolitan Atlanta.
The service area includes two medically underserved areas (MUAs), one of which is a refugee resettlement hub with a large Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) population.
Originally focused on the needs of the Korean immigrant community, the organization has expanded its focus to address the needs of the broader Asian immigrant and refugee community in Atlanta.
In the service area, the total population is 1,738,173, of which 22% are foreign born and 28.7% speak a language other than English at home.
Many immigrants and refugees have limited English proficiency (LEP), and are only able to obtain employment in low-paying jobs.
Many have low health literacy, and have not had access to primary care in their countries of origin.
As a result, many immigrants and refugees have unmet health needs and face great difficulty navigating the health care system or being able to afford care.
Recognizing the need for access to affordable care that meets the cultural and linguistic competency needs of the immigrant community, CPACS established the Dowa Free Clinic in 2009.
In 2013, CPACS obtained Section 330 Community Health Center funding from HRSA and established the CPACS Cosmo Community Health Center (CCHC) as an FQHC in the heart of one of Atlanta’s immigrant communities.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), immigrants and refugees are especially susceptible to PTSD and depression as a result of exposure to traumatic experiences before, during, and after migration, which may include exposure to extreme poverty, the risk of physical, psychological, and sexual violence and exploitation, and inhumane detention conditions.
Once settled in this country, immigration policies, loss of social networks, discrimination, financial pressures, dangerous working conditions, and low socioeconomic status can further increase stress and unhealthy coping strategies.
Many CCHC patients struggle with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders (SUD).
In 2023, CCHC provided mental health services to 114 patients and SUD counseling services to 66 patients, with CCHC not currently providing medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
We propose to use Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) funds to increase behavioral health staffing and to implement direct provision of MOUD.
BHSE funding will allow CCHC to provide competitive salaries to recruit and retain behavioral health providers with the necessary linguistic and cultural competency skills to provide behavioral health services to patients with low English proficiency.
As a result of funding, we anticipate that by December 31, 2025, the number of patients receiving mental health services will increase from the current baseline to 364, the number receiving SUD services will increase to 266, and MOUD will be provided to 250 patients.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Peachtree Corners,
Georgia
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Center For Pan Asian Community Services was awarded
Project Grant H8N54170
worth $600,000
from the HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Peachtree Corners Georgia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.224 Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care).
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Fiscal Year 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/24/25
Period of Performance
9/1/24
Start Date
8/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$600.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$600.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to H8N54170
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
H8N54170
SAI Number
H8N54170-2973489000
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75RJ00 HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management
Funding Office
75RC00 HRSA BUREAU OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Awardee UEI
JKK2JK6RC3N3
Awardee CAGE
3ZWL0
Performance District
GA-04
Senators
Jon Ossoff
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
Modified: 9/24/25