Project Grant CLSS00000066580

This federal Project Grant award of $120,348.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service's Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), supports the Southern Tier Health Care System, Inc. (STHCS) in delivering substance use disorder-related educational services to rural communities in New York. The funding will enable STHCS, a non-profit organization, to utilize telecommunications technologies to remotely provide substance...

This Project Grant award, funded 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 create a comprehensive curriculum for Yale medical and physician assistant students to learn about substance use, address stigma, and develop skills to screen, assess, and care for patients with substance use disorder (SUD). The $553,756 award will train...

Federal Grant Award Summary Loma Linda University received a $3.0 million Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program and Integrated Substance Use Disorder Training Program (CFDA 93.841). The award funds the Innovative Networks and Specialized Programs for Integrated Recovery Education (INSPIRE) program, which trains board-certified...

The Orangeburg County School District was awarded a $833,611 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on August 7, 2023 to support substance use disorder education through telemedicine approaches over a 2-year period ending August 7, 2025. The DLT Grants program aims to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural areas through advanced telecommunications technologies. This project grant will enable the...

The University of Nevada, Reno received a $402,205 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028. The project delivers applied health services research examining opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment access and outcomes for dual Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. Using Medicare Advantage claims data and enrollment records from 2021-2024, the research team will conduct a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Medical University of South Carolina received a $906,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop and implement a training curriculum for Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (EMPATH) unit personnel. The award, effective March 15, 2026, through February 28, 2028, addresses the critical gap in workforce capability to manage opioid use...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $642,229 DLT (Distance Learning and Telemedicine) Project Grant to the Jefferson Davis County School District in Prentiss, Mississippi. This 2-year grant, effective from Aug 7, 2023 to Aug 7, 2025, will enable the school district to implement distance learning and telemedicine programs focused on substance use disorder education for students. The DLT Grants program, authorized under CFDA Number 10.855, aims to improve...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers Inc. on August 7, 2023. This 2-year grant will support Lighthouse's provision of telemedicine and telehealth services to rural communities in southern Oklahoma. Lighthouse is a non-profit organization that is the largest provider of addiction and mental health...

Summary The District of Columbia Government, through its Department of Behavioral Health, received a $5.65 million Block Grant for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the development and implementation of comprehensive substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services across...

Federal Grant Award Summary Boston College, through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), received a Project Grant award of $941,917 on September 1, 2025, to implement and evaluate the Worker Input and Strategy Program (WISP)—an evidence-based, participatory organizational intervention designed to improve workforce retention and patient care in residential addiction treatment facilities. The two-year project, in partnership with the...