Cooperative Agreement 2018ARBXK120

The Monroe County Research Strategy and Development (RSD) Division received a $1,599,991 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (COSSUP) grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838) to create and implement a Monroe County Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Board with an embedded research team. The multidisciplinary OFR Board will review and analyze selected fatal overdose cases in Monroe County, provide recommendations to align resources and identify prevention...

This $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will support the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department (NKY Health) in implementing the Northern Kentucky Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Initiative. The OFR Initiative aims to establish a multi-county committee across Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties to enhance data-sharing,...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will fund the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) to implement the Suicide Fatality Reviews: Targeted National Strategy to Prevent Suicides project. The key objectives are to establish and implement suicide fatality reviews (SFRs) through demonstration sites, identify prevention and intervention strategies,...

The Town of East Bridgewater, MA has received a $1,599,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP, CFDA 16.838). This grant will enhance the existing Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) program, a police-directed post-overdose outreach model, in three key ways: 1) Expand the reentry strategy to provide recovery support services for pre-trial court populations, 2) Expand youth...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant over 3 years from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA #16.838). The funding will support the expansion of the "CONNECT" team, which was established in 2021 to respond to fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the county's 30 rural communities. Key initiatives include: 1) implementing a mobile outreach program, self-referral...

The Town of East Bridgewater was awarded a $1.6 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) to support the existing Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) program. PCO is a police-directed post-overdose outreach model that serves to make treatment more accessible for those struggling with substance use disorder and their families in Plymouth County,...

The Cayuga County District Attorney was awarded a $1,000,000 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 grant will fund a comprehensive substance use diversion program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program aims to reduce overdose fatalities in Cayuga County by embedding recovery peer support and other targeted services at points...

The Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board (CCCMHB) will receive $1,568,760 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support three objectives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. CCCMHB will expand the Cuyahoga County Multi-Jurisdictional Overdose Surveillance Program to enhance data collection and dissemination on...

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 Whitley County Health Department received a $1 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 devastating impact of illicit drugs in Whitley County, Kentucky. The three-year project aims to reduce overdose deaths and repeat law enforcement responses through activities including embedding community health workers with law...