This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants), supports a collaborative research project between the Hamilton County Office of Addiction Response (HC-OAR) and the University of Cincinnati. The $356,130 grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, has two main objectives: Identify overdose hotspots in Cincinnati, Ohio using spatial analysis of...
This $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) will fund the Northern Kentucky Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Initiative implemented by the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department (NKY Health). Over the 3-year project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, the initiative will establish a multi-county OFR committee to enhance...
Hamilton County, Ohio will use a $739,322 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and families impacted by opioids. The Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition will deliver culturally competent, evidence-based prevention, intervention, and treatment services to African American and Hispanic residents in Cincinnati. These services...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support "Healthy People, Healthy Communities" - a comprehensive youth-led approach to substance use prevention in southern Ohio. Key activities include: Collecting data through the Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey to inform decision-making and measure outcomes...
The Ohio Department of Health was awarded a $6 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program to implement evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services in six counties. The three-year award will support expanding harm reduction activities and education targeting Black and Hispanic populations in high-risk areas; improving access to medication-assisted...
The Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (PHDMC) was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund the "Continued Linkage to Hope Project" to enhance data sharing, advance data collection and analysis, and expand certified peer recovery support services into the criminal justice and hospital systems. Key activities include:...
This $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Center for HIV/AIDS under CFDA 93.940 (HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based) supports the Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) clinic in Ohio to expand HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services, with a focus on vulnerable populations. Specifically, the funding will allow HCPH to: 1) conduct targeted outreach and focus groups among high-risk groups like women, sex workers, transgender individuals, and young people;...
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The grant will fund the Education Medication Support Project (EMS) to improve substance use disorder treatment and recovery outcomes for adults in reentry from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, OH. Working with project partners Addiction...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $985,527 Project Grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to The Ohio State University. The project aims to (1) establish a foundational understanding of overdose response policy and procedure and how it relates to child placement outcomes, specifically overdose response with family programming; (2) utilize expert consensus to understand promising practices for overdose response involving...
The City of Columbus Department of Public Safety was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)'s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team (RREACT) program, which aims to expand comprehensive, multi-disciplinary first responder-led outreach to stabilize households and increase access to drug/behavioral treatment for individuals with substance use...