The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. under the Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.516). The 3-year project aims to address opioid misuse in rural Georgia through a two-pronged strategy: (1) building community capacity by establishing extension hubs for opioid-related education, information, and support services; and (2)...
The Ohio State University received a $349,920 Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Competitive Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.516) to expand their work addressing opioid overdoses, mental health issues, and suicide prevention in rural communities. With this 3-year grant, the University will deliver online and in-person prevention education programs, including Generation Rx for safe medicine practices, Mental Health First...
This $701,959 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the CFDA program "Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs" (93.279), aims to improve perioperative care for patients with opioid tolerance. The key objectives are to: Capture patient-reported opioid use and pain outcomes among opioid-tolerant individuals undergoing common surgical procedures, and develop a clinical care pathway to optimize outcomes across a network of hospitals in Michigan....
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $779,969 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to July 31, 2029, aims to improve perioperative care for patients with opioid use disorder. The key objectives are to: 1) capture patient-reported pain and opioid use among individuals with opioid use disorder undergoing common surgical procedures,...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota has been awarded a $350,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.516). The grant, titled "Wiidookadadidaa Chinoojimayang (Healing Together)," will support the development and implementation of education and training programs focused on harm reduction, pro-recovery, and anti-stigma initiatives to...
This $249,346 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program aims to expand substance use disorder (SUD) education for health professional students serving rural, underserved, and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities in Michigan. The University of Michigan (UM) nursing, physician assistant, and medical schools...
The University of Michigan received a $303,267 Project Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to establish the UM HEAL Pain Cohort T90/R90 program. This interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program will support the next generation of independent clinical pain researchers across a range of focus areas, including chronic overlapping pain conditions, non-opioid pain treatments, and pain...
This $3,189,610 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) aims to develop and test a novel "hub and spoke" model called the Coalition for Harm Reduction and Prevention (CHRP) to help rural outpatient clinics in Michigan adopt effective substance use prevention and harm reduction services. The project, led by the Regents of the University of Michigan, will focus on reducing...
The Pennsylvania State University will receive $642,936 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to examine opioid and other drug misuse and overdose in rural coal communities in Central Appalachia and other rural coal regions across the U.S. in the post-COVID-19 era of energy transition. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, Penn State researchers will explore how the landscape of opioid and drug misuse and...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded a $2,985,739 Project Grant (CFDA 93.136 - Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant will fund the development and evaluation of the Concerned Caregivers Education for Resource Navigation (CONCERN) intervention for preventing overdose. The University of Michigan will collaborate...