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The Guilford County (NC) Sheriff's Office was awarded a $1,589,826 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support the county's efforts to address the opioid crisis in two local detention centers. Key activities include law enforcement deflection and diversion; increasing the availability of...

The Ulster County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $1.3 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support expansion of the Sheriff's Office law enforcement diversion co-response team to provide peer services in rural areas of Ulster County. It will also fund peer care management services in the Ulster County Jail and pre- and...

This $424,545 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) will support a national survey on naloxone use and access. The survey, conducted by the RAND Corporation, will provide critical, timely evidence on the state of naloxone carrying and purchasing behavior in the U.S., including the impact of recently approved over-the-counter naloxone products. The project will monitor knowledge, barriers, and willingness-to-pay...

This $1,600,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to address opioid use disorder in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The grant will fund three key initiatives: 1) Increasing access to opioid use disorder treatment for detained individuals, particularly African Americans and Native Americans, by hiring a dedicated Sheriff's deputy to transport detainees to...

The Jackson County, North Carolina has been awarded a $998,952 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant funding will be used to implement a comprehensive program called "Project Inside Out" designed to positively impact the overdose crisis and community-wide effects of illicit opioids, stimulants, and other substances. The key products and...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office in Indianapolis, Indiana was awarded a $1,524,313 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the sheriff's office's "Continuing MAT" program, which provides comprehensive medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support a collaborative, data-driven response to the opioid crisis and substance use disorder in Georgia. Key activities include implementing law enforcement and first responder diversion programs, pre/post-booking alternatives to incarceration,...

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) received a $1.3 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to implement the Flagler County COSSAP Initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Initiative will deliver evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-assisted...

The New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) received a $1.3 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to address the opioid crisis in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOEMS will implement an overdose response and intervention program in collaboration with Odyssey House Louisiana, a local behavioral healthcare non-profit. The program will...

The County of Tillamook, Oregon was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP), CFDA 16.838, to implement a comprehensive initiative addressing the opioid epidemic in the rural, coastal region. The key products and services to be delivered include: Crisis intervention training for local law enforcement and first responders to assist with diverting individuals away from the...