The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has been awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA 16.838) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will support a three-year initiative called "Emerge, Evolve, Empower (E)" that aims to address substance use and overdose among high-risk populations in Franklin County, Ohio.
The key services to be provided under this grant include:
- Increased outreach and engagement with homeless individuals in encampments
- Expanded use of peer support specialists with lived experience
- Enhanced transitional housing options
- Increased behavioral health staffing to support individuals in the county's correctional centers
- Improved linkages to pre-release medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
- Establishment of a recovery community center in a high-need neighborhood
The grant is expected to reach 7,200 individuals through outreach and engagement, and provide direct services to an additional 850 individuals over the three-year performance period. The initiative will focus on seven geographic zip codes identified as having disproportionate overdose deaths and concerning health outcome gaps.
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