This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will support the development and expansion of the addiction medicine fellowship program at The Ohio State University. The funding, which runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, will enable the university to increase the supply and distribution of addiction medicine...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program. The grant will support Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc., a non-profit organization, in implementing a comprehensive initiative to expand access to substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in the rural Georgia counties of Appling and Bacon. The...
The federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant, awarded to the Ohiohealth Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, is intended to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce across the U.S., with a focus on increasing access to mental health services, addressing substance use...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable The Healthcare Connection (THCC) to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in Cincinnati, Ohio. Key project activities include: Integrating primary care and behavioral health services, conducting patient screenings and assessments, and connecting clients to supportive services Expanding the role of primary care providers in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to Rural Health Inc., a federally qualified health center serving southern Illinois. The 4-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will expand access to medication-assisted treatment and substance use disorder recovery services in the rural Union, Johnson, and Massac counties. Key objectives include...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to Memorial Hospital, Inc. (dba AdventHealth Manchester) to implement the "RECOVER-Rural Empowerment for Community-Oriented Recovery" program. The 4-year grant aims to improve access to integrated, coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorders, including opioid use...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to St. Mary's Community Hospital in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The 4-year award (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2028) will support the expansion of the hospital's "Comeback E.R.A. (Eradicating Rural Addiction)" program to address the opioid epidemic in southeast Nebraska. Key objectives include: expanding...
This $3,750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will enable Centerstone of Indiana Inc., a non-profit organization, to expand access to substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, recovery, and supportive services for 550 individuals across 7 rural counties in southern Indiana over a 4-year period from September...
The Ohio State University (OSU) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services at its OSU Total Health & Wellness (OSU THW) health center. The funding will enable OSU THW, an FQHC that serves a largely low-income and minority population in Columbus, Ohio, to develop a new behavioral health department. This will allow OSU THW to add substance use disorder services,...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Lewis County Primary Care Center Inc., doing business as PrimaryPlus. The grant will fund the expansion of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), across PrimaryPlus's healthcare delivery locations in northeastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. Key...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to the Ohiohealth Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. The grant, titled "The Connections to Treatment and Recovery Project" (the Connections Project), will ensure improved access to evidence-based, comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) care and recovery support services for the rural community of Athens and neighboring counties in Ohio.
The Connections Project will establish an inpatient addiction medicine consultation service at OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital, hire key clinical staff including nurse practitioners, a physician, substance use navigators, and counselors, and expand outpatient addiction medicine clinic hours and telehealth services. Additionally, the project will provide community-based, low-barrier medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and linkage to follow-up care and social services. This holistic approach aims to address the challenges predisposing Athens County to increased SUD/OUD risk, such as poverty, unemployment, and limited access to addiction treatment.