The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) Project Grant to the Unified Court System of New York State. The grant aims to reduce overdose deaths among justice-involved individuals by enhancing the capacity of local jurisdictions to rapidly respond to substance use disorders at the first point of contact with the courts. The funding will support six local court sites...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1.3 million Project Grant to Sullivan County, New York under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The three-year award running from October 2022 to September 2025 will support Sullivan County's Heroin & Opioid Abuse Task Force Hudson Valley (HNH-HV) to expand deflection and diversion programs for individuals with substance use disorders. Specifically, the...
St. Lawrence County, New York will receive $1.3 million under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand medication-assisted treatment, peer support, and harm reduction activities for underserved populations through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). Specifically, the County will use the funding to expand medication-assisted treatment services to the County correctional facility, continue and...
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office 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 funding will support expansion of the Sheriff's Office law enforcement diversion co-response team to provide peer services in rural areas of Ulster County. It will also fund peer care management services in the Ulster County Jail and pre- and...
The Cayuga County District Attorney was awarded a $1,000,000 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 grant will fund a comprehensive substance use diversion program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program aims to reduce overdose fatalities in Cayuga County by embedding recovery peer support and other targeted services at points...
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:...
This $7,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838), aims to bolster community-based opioid overdose response efforts in western Connecticut. Key components include: Integrating best practices such as same-day access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), harm reduction, and peer support Expanding drug analysis to understand emerging threats like...
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 U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,430,073 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to the New York City Department of Correction. The purpose of the grant is to expand substance use disorder services for the department's high-risk, high-needs incarcerated population. Key activities include hiring four addiction treatment counselors and one supervisory counselor to provide individualized...
The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board was awarded a $1 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 develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to address and prevent illicit substance use and its adverse consequences in a predominantly rural county. The Criminal Justice...