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 County of Hamilton, Ohio will receive $700,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance services for participants in the Hamilton County Adult Drug Treatment and Recovery Court (DTRC) program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The DTRC provides specialized supervision and treatment for criminal defendants with substance use disorders in Hamilton County,...
The Madison County Sheriff's Office Offender Reentry Program Team will receive $998,934 over three years 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 implement a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program in the county jail. The program aims to reduce opioid misuse and overdoses by providing injectable buprenorphine MAT to 20 high-risk incarcerated individuals per...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will be used by the Hamilton County Health Department in Chattanooga, Tennessee to expand behavioral health services for the homeless population. The funding will allow the health department to hire one licensed mental health/substance use disorder professional, one psychiatric nurse practitioner, and one program coordinator to...
The County of Hamilton, Ohio was awarded a $1.6 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 implement the Hamilton County's Co-Responder Deflection Pilot (HC CORE) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. HC CORE is a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort between law enforcement and peer navigators to provide community-based pathways to...
This federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides $942,000 to Clark County, Nevada to implement a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). The program will screen inmates, provide behavioral health counseling, and facilitate access to FDA-approved medications to support recovery and reduce recidivism. The grant period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29,...
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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to Travis County, Texas. The funding will support the implementation of a continuity of care service model that connects incarcerated individuals in Travis County with mental illness and substance use disorders to community-based treatments and services upon their release. Key services include medication-assisted treatment (MAT),...
The Jackson County, North Carolina was awarded a $998,952 Project Grant 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). The grant, titled "Project Inside Out", will implement a comprehensive program to address the opioid crisis and substance use disorders in the Jackson County Jail. The program will expand evidence-based Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services...
The Marion County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $1,524,313 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the "Continuing MAT" program, which provides a comprehensive Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) initiative to address opioid use disorder (OUD) among incarcerated individuals in Marion County, Indiana. The program will screen all...