Project Grant 2014PMBX0008

The Vermont Department of Health received a $6.0 million Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2030. The award funds Vermont's Partnership for Success (PFS) Initiative, which establishes Regional Prevention Partnerships...

The Vermont Department of Public Safety (VDPS) received a $293,954 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will support VDPS's sole forensic laboratory, the Vermont Forensic Laboratory (VFL), from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to: support the salary and benefits for an evidence...

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) received a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (CFDA 16.754). The grant funds will be used to enhance the state's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) by facilitating information exchange, providing training for system users, producing educational materials, supporting collaboration among public health and treatment providers,...

The Windham County Prevention Partnership (WCPP) received a $750,000 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2025, through the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The five-year initiative, administered by Interaction, Inc. (operating as Youth Services) in Brattleboro, Vermont, implements a trauma-informed, comprehensive prevention framework addressing substance abuse...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded Vermont Department of Public Safety $2,582,195 under the COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (CFDA 16.073) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year Project Grant funds statewide collaborative investigative activities targeting the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and unlawfully distributed prescription opioids. The award supports enhanced law enforcement capacity...

The Vermont Department of Public Safety was awarded a $193,941 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funding will enable the department to address challenges around combining multiple data sources to maintain offender compliance and enforcement of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act...

Summary The Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services (VCCVS) received a $218,385 Cooperative Agreement from the Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award funds the Enhanced Database and Accounting System & Paper Reduction Project, which modernizes the technology infrastructure supporting Vermont's victim compensation program. The project involves upgrading the...

The Vermont Agency of Human Services received a $25.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program (CFDA 93.434). Awarded on December 31, 2025, with completion targeted for December 30, 2026, this systems-building grant supports Vermont's efforts to develop, strengthen, and implement a coordinated early childhood education...

The Vermont Attorney General's Office received a formula grant award of $2,246,670 from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds the investigative and prosecutorial operations of Vermont's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SMFCU), which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud, as...

The Vermont Department of Public Safety received a $294,696 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742). The grant funding will support the Vermont Forensic Laboratory (VFL) in enhancing the quality, timeliness, and capabilities of its forensic science services. Key initiatives include funding an evidence technician position, overtime for seized drug backlog reduction, purchasing laboratory...