The Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware Criminal Justice Council was awarded a $4,448,715 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 implementation of new opioid intervention programs in six geographically diverse localities in Delaware to establish pre-arrest or post-arrest law enforcement diversion programs for...
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...
The County of Washington, PA was awarded a $900,000 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 goal of COSSUP, as established under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, is to provide financial and technical assistance to address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse issues. Under this award, the County of Washington will deliver services...
The City of Newburyport was awarded a $1,599,216 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 support the Essex County Outreach (ECO) program, which serves Essex County, MA and aims to make substance use treatment more accessible through police-directed post-overdose outreach. Ninety-eight percent of grant funds will support law...
The Government of Surry County, North Carolina was awarded a $999,986 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The three-year grant will fund several initiatives to provide substance use treatment and support services for underserved populations at high-risk for justice system involvement, including incarcerated individuals, persons with substance use disorder disabilities, and juveniles...
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in Missouri was awarded a $1,395,218 grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Substance Use Public Health Emergency Response (SUPHER) program, which aims to address the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce drug overdoses through several key initiatives:...
The County of Armstrong in Kittanning, Pennsylvania received a $600,001 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). The goal of COSSUP is to provide financial and technical assistance to address substance use through programs like Armstrong County's Pretrial Diversionary Treatment Program. This three-year project running from October 1, 2021 to...
The County of San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health Department, Division received a $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP), CFDA 16.838. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to provide 200 individuals suffering from opioid and stimulant use disorders (primarily methamphetamine) with evidence-based therapy and recovery residences. The project strategy...
The City of Waterbury, Connecticut will receive $900,000 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 Warm Hand Off Program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. COSSUP aims to provide financial and technical assistance to address substance use through programs like Warm Hand Off, which will connect individuals to treatment and recovery support...
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $1,599,984 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 expand and enhance supported recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders in the Multnomah County (Oregon) jail system. The project aims to improve access and transition of care for marginalized populations by designing and...