Cooperative Agreement TI020096

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $3,999,998 Cooperative Agreement to JBS International, Inc. under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA #16.838). Through this 3-year project, JBS and its partners will recruit, train, and deploy peer recovery coaches to provide victim-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally competent recovery support services to children, youth, and families affected by the opioid crisis....

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $640,000 Project Grant under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) to Strength In Peers Inc., a peer-run recovery community organization in northwestern Virginia. The grant will fund a 6-month internship program that trains up to 16 Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRS) per year to serve in high-need and high-demand behavioral health settings, particularly in underserved rural...

This $499,442 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will fund the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's "Advancing Peer Education, Employment, and Recovery Services (A-PEERS)" program over the next four years. The program aims to improve access to behavioral health services by strengthening the peer support workforce in Wisconsin. Key...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), aims to incorporate peer recovery support services into the Adult Drug and Driving Under the Influence Court programs in Orange County, California (OC Treatment Courts). The $994,323 grant will fund the contractual costs of full-time peer support specialists who will be paired with OC Treatment Court participants...

The Altarum Institute, in partnership with Faces & Voices of Recovery and Change Matrix, was awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) to serve as the Category 2A Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center for Access to Treatment, Peer Recovery, and other Recovery Support Services. The TTA Center will assist COSSUP grantees and the broader...

The Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO) received a $348,871 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant supports MHAAO's "PEER (Peer Education & Experience Roadmap) Level 1 Pre-Service Program", which aims to strengthen its existing comprehensive peer support specialist...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the provision of a range of mental health and substance abuse recovery services by the Portage Recovery Center, Inc. d/b/a The Harbor Recovery Center in Portage, WI. Key services include: Family peer support, individual certified peer support, and referrals to treatment for individuals seeking recovery from addiction...

The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living received a $345,007.78 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The award will support efforts from May 31, 2021 through November 15, 2021 to expand and enhance substance use disorder recovery services in remote Aroostook County, Maine. Major partners, including Cary Medical...

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), provides $699,920 to the MGH Institute of Health Professions, in partnership with McLean Hospital, to establish a structured Level 1 pre-service training program called "Pathways to Paraprofessional Excellence." This 4-year initiative aims to expand the behavioral health paraprofessional workforce,...

This $905,970 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) aims to enhance delivery of parenting support within a peer recovery support service model. The grant will fund the development and refinement of the "Relational Health Enhanced Parenting Support (RHEP)" implementation strategy bundle, which includes training, consultation, and implementation blueprints to help peer recovery support specialists better...