The City of North Las Vegas was awarded a $1.3 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). The grant will fund the expansion of recovery support services and discharge planning for individuals leaving a correctional setting and returning to the community in North Las Vegas, NV from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the City will...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded a $83,174,470 Project Grant to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services on Sep 30, 2024. This funding supports the Nevada State Opioid Response (SOR) program, which aims to combat the opioid and stimulant crisis by expanding treatment access, enhancing prevention strategies,...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $562,500 project grant to Clark County, Nevada under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support the expansion of the Las Vegas Township Misdemeanor Treatment Court Program to provide substance abuse treatment and wrap-around services to approximately 80 additional participants annually through FY2026. Specifically, the grant will enhance inpatient treatment...
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will receive $7,286,800 under a Project Grant award from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy to support the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. The grant will facilitate cooperation among federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. It will fund initiatives to reduce drug trafficking and production in Nevada by enabling information sharing...
This $1,600,000 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) supports a comprehensive initiative led by the Tucson Police Department in Arizona. The key objectives are to integrate regional overdose reporting systems, implement a data-driven regional overdose response program, and develop a sustainability plan for effective intervention. The project aims to enhance data...
This federal Project Grant award of $942,000.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Clark County, Nevada. The purpose of the grant is to implement a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for incarcerated individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in the Clark County Detention Center, the largest jail in Nevada. The MAT program will provide comprehensive services including...
This $1,200,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program supports the Las Vegas Municipal Court (LVMC) Specialty Court Program. The program aims to reduce crime and repeat criminal behavior by promoting recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders among participants. The grant will fund four separate court...
The City of Las Vegas received a $790,681 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE (CFDA #16.828) to fund the Las Vegas Municipal Courts' Court Compliance Program. The program aims to improve case management, increase compliance, reduce recidivism, and decrease the number of status check hearings for nonviolent misdemeanor offenders...
This federal Project Grant award for $3,750,000 over 5 years was provided by 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. The award was granted to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health to implement the Nevada Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success program. The key products and services to be delivered through this...
The El Paso County Criminal Justice Department has been awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the county's Justice and Recovery Support Initiative, a comprehensive program designed to address the intersecting challenges faced by justice-involved individuals affected by substance abuse, particularly the opioid epidemic....