The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office will receive $1.3 million 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) to establish the Metropolitan Overdose Data to Action Program (MODTAP). MODTAP will consolidate existing anti-opioid committees into a single coordinating body charged with collecting, reviewing, and disseminating overdose data from...
This $54,004,380 federal 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will enhance existing statewide prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals with or at risk for opioid use disorder (OUD) and/or stimulant use and misuse disorder (SUM) in Louisiana. Specific populations to be served include the...
The City of New Orleans Human Services Department (Health Department) received a $2,245,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant will fund the implementation of the New Orleans Community Violence Intervention Program (NOCVIP) over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The program's key activities include: Establishing a team of...
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) received a $978,949 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 grant will fund Project COPE (Comprehensive Opioid Prevention Effort), which aims to develop and implement a comprehensive opioid prevention effort promoting civil rights and racial equity in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Key...
The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $1.2 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 implement the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The goal of the COSSUP program is to provide financial and technical assistance to address the opioid crisis. Through this funding, the City of Milwaukee's...
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 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 New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner received a $1,187,620 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-Based Program. The goal of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP), formerly known as COSSAP, is to provide financial and technical assistance to address the opioid crisis and substance abuse issues. Through...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Louisiana Rural Ambulance Alliance Inc. The grant, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will fund the Opioid Response Training Initiative. This initiative aims to address the high opioid prescription and overdose rates in rural Louisiana by providing...
This $600,000 federal Project Grant awarded by 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) will fund the Ness Rural Emergency Medical Services (REMS) Training Program. The grant supports evidence-based training for EMS, fire, and other first responders in rural parishes of Louisiana on mental health awareness, crisis de-escalation, substance use...