This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to reduce overdose fatalities and promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders among Williamson County, TX residents. The key activities include: Securing residential withdrawal management treatment beds for uninsured/underinsured individuals with assessed medical need, and linking them to...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards), will provide $932,000 to Travis County, Texas to implement a peer support services program for opioid use disorder (OUD) recovery. The funding will support a contract with a local community benefit organization to place three peer recovery coaches in a hospital emergency department, as well as employ two additional peer recovery coaches within the county's civil family...
This $1,599,999 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The award will expand and enhance Multnomah County's continuum of support for justice-involved individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders. Key activities and outcomes include: increasing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) initiation and maintenance between the county jail and community settings; providing...
This $1,600,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) supports the El Paso County Criminal Justice Department's "Justice and Recovery Support Initiative". This comprehensive program aims to address the challenges faced by justice-involved individuals affected by substance abuse, particularly the opioid epidemic, in the El Paso, Texas area. The grant funding...
The Dallas County Criminal Justice Department was awarded a $1,432,499.00 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 3-year grant will fund 3 full-time clinicians to conduct evidence-based risk and needs assessments for pretrial defendants, 1 full-time program coordinator, and program evaluation. The goal is to expand the county's Pretrial Diversion Assessment...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838), will allow Jefferson County, Alabama to expand evidence-based substance use treatment and peer recovery support services to a pretrial population at high risk for overdose. The proposed initiative will address the allowable use of implementing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment related to opioids,...
This $1,596,491 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 enable the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board to establish an Urgent Care Team at its Addiction Medicine Clinic. The team will provide medication-assisted treatment services within 24 hours to high-risk individuals, such as those who have experienced nonfatal overdoses or are transitioning from...
The Pima County Regional Flood Control District was awarded a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand medication-assisted treatment services at the Pima County Adult Detention Center from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support providing substance use disorder treatment, including group and individual counseling and discharge planning, to 400 individuals per month identified through...
This $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) aims to address opioid use disorder in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The grant will fund three key initiatives: 1) Increasing access to opioid use disorder treatment for detained individuals, particularly African Americans and Native Americans, by hiring a dedicated Sheriff's deputy to transport detainees to...
This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will support the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) in addressing health inequities among individuals with opioid and/or stimulant use disorder and their families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The key activities funded under this award include: Adding a social worker to the Milwaukee County...