Project Grant G2846258

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PROJECT TITLE: EXPANSION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM THE BELKNAP CONSORTIUM REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $2,000,000 ($500,000/YEAR FOR 4 YEARS) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: BELKNAP PROJECT ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA KATHY IRELAND RECOVERY CENTERS APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 745 N MAIN STREET, LACONIA, NH 03246-2715 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT CENTER PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: JASON BATTEN, REGIONAL CLINICAL DIRECTOR PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: P: 724-705-1322, E: JASON@ASCENSIONRS.COM DATA COORDINATOR NAME AND TITLE: TO BE HIRED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF AWARD DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION: PROVIDED UPON HIRE EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST IN ATT. 8 N/A HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HRSA WEBSITE NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS & LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS 5 MEMBERS; BELKNAP PROJECT ASSOCIATES DBA KATHY IRELAND RECOVERY CENTER, LAKES REGION MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, GREATER TILTON AREA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER DBA ARCHWAYS, NAVIGATING RECOVERY OF THE LAKES REGION, ASCENSION RECOVERY SERVICES PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT NO APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION YES DOES THE TARGET SERVICE AREA OVERLAP WITH THE SERVICE AREAS OF THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION, THE DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY, OR THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION: YES, BELKNAP COUNTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION. TARGET SERVICE AREA - BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TARGET POPULATION - THIS PROGRAM WILL TARGET PEOPLE IN RURAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WHO NEED ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE USE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. WHILE THIS PROGRAM WILL SERVE SEVERAL SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS PROVIDING PREVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF PEOPLE AT-RISK OR SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO TREAT ANYONE IN NEED. - WHAT PERCENTAGE IS NATIVE AMERICAN: 0% - N/A RE: TRIBAL POPULATIONS BELKNAP PROJECT ASSOCIATES (BPA), THE PRIMARY APPLICANT FOR THE BELKNAP CONSORTIUM WILL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL APPROACH TO OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S RURAL BELKNAP COUNTY. THE GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA FOR THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES 9 TOWNS AND ONE CITY AND ARE ALL DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE RURAL LOCATIONS UNDER HRSA'S RURAL ELIGIBILITY ANALYZER. THE POPULATION IN THIS REGION IS CHALLENGED BY LIMITED SERVICE OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. THE TARGET POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 INDIVIDUALS THAT PRIMARILY COME FROM LOW INCOME, ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH POCKETS OF HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, EXACERBATED BY HIGH COSTS OF LIVING, CHALLENGING TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS, AND LIMITED SERVICE ACCESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE REGIONAL CAPACITY TO MEET SUBSTANTIAL OUD/SUD AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT DEMAND, PRIORITIZE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, PROMOTE AWARENESS OF LOCAL RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPACITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, A FIVE-MEMBER CONSORTIUM WILL LEAD THIS WORK TO DEVELOP NEW INITIATIVES AND EXPAND EXISTING EFFORTS THAT ALIGN WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES AS WELL AS REQUIRED RCORP GRANT ACTIVITIES. BPA HAS A LONG-STANDING HISTORY OF RESPONDING TO EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HAS THE FUNCTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A MATURE ORGANIZATION TO OVERSEE A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE. GIVEN THE STRONG HISTORY OF COLLABORATION IN THE REGION, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY UPON AWARD AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM WILL PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.