Project Grant G2846285

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - 1.NORTHERN MI OPIOID RESPONSE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM (NMORBHC); INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS INTO THE NORTHERN MI OPIOID RESPONSE CONSORTIUM 2. REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $1,978,424.00 3. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH 4. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 909 WILSON ROAD, EAST LANSING, MI 48823 5. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH 6. PROJECT DIRECTOR: JOYCE FETROW, PROJECT DIRECTOR, NORTHERN MI OPIOID RESPONSE CONSORTIUM 7. PROJECT DIRECTOR: JOYCE.FETROW@AFFLIATE.MSU.EDU, 989.370.1470 8. DATA COORDINATOR: JESSICA VANWULFEN, PROJECT ASSOCIATE, NORTHERN MI OPIOID RESPONSE CONSORTIUM 9. DATA COORDINATOR: JESSICA.DAVIS@AFFLIATE.MSU.EDU; 898.858.1777 10. EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST IN ATTACHMENT 8? NO 11. HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HRSA PROJECT OFFICER 12. NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS & LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: MYMICHIGAN HEALTH (MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER CLARE, MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER GLADWIN, MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER WEST BRANCH, MYMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ALPENA), MUNSON HEALTH CARE (MUNSON CADILLAC, MUNSON GRAYLING, MUNSON GAYLORD, MUNSON CADILLAC, KALKASKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL), NORTHERN MI OPIOID RESPONSE CONSORTIUM, MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH 13. IS THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT OR CONSORTIUM MEMBER? YES, AWARD RECIPIENT FOR THE FOLLOWING: FY 18 RCORP PLANNING, FY 19 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION, FY 20 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION, FY 21 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION, AND FY 21 RCORP PSYCHOSTIMULANT SUPPORT. 14. INDICATE IF APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION? YES 15. 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? NO. 16. RCORP-BHS TARGET SERVICE AREA (MUST BE EXCLUSIVELY RURAL, AS DEFINED BY THE RURAL HEALTH GRANTS ELIGIBILITY ANALYZE R): A. FULLY RURAL COUNTIES: ALCONA, ALPENA, CHEBOYGAN, CLARE, CRAWFORD, GLADWIN, KALKASKA, LAKE, MISSAUKEE, MONTMORENCY, OGEMAW, OSCODA, OTSEGO, PRESQUE ISLE, ROSCOMMON, AND WEXFORD (MICHIGAN) 17. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET POPULATION: .9125 PERCENT OF THE TARGET POPULATION IS NATIVE AMERICAN, WITH CHEBOYGAN COUNTY HAVING THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AT 2.1%. THE NMORC BH INTEGRATION PROJECT WILL WORK WITH TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTS AND ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES ARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ARE ACCESSED BY THE NATIVE POPULATION. THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN OPIOID RESPONSE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM (NMORBHC) WILL UTILIZE A ROBUST STAFFING MODEL, KEY TARGETED RESOURCES, AND LEVERAGING OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPLEMENT THE CORE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT (RCORP-BHS) OPPORTUNITY. ALL THREE GOALS ARE ADDRESSED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. THE NMORC IS CURRENTLY A 34 -MEMBER CONSORTIUM ADDRESSING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN RURAL NORTHERN MICHIGAN. MICHIGAN CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, LEAD APPLICANT FOR THIS PROJECT, IS AN NMORC MEMBER. FOR THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, THIS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LEVERAGED, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WILL BE SUPPORTED. THE 16-COUNTY REGION PRIORITIZED FOR THIS PROJECT IS ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS AND CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS THE HIGHEST NEED IN THE STATE DUE TO POOR ECONOMIC FACTORS, HEALTH CONDITIONS, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL BARRIERS, PRESCRIBING PATTERNS, AND HIGH PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. THE TARGET COUNTIES INCLUDE ALCONA, ALPENA, CHEBOYGAN, CLARE, CRAWFORD, GLADWIN, KALKASKA, LAKE, MISSAUKEE, MONTMORENCY, OGEMAW, OSCODA, OTSEGO, PRESQUE ISLE, ROSCOMMON, AND WEXFORD. ALL 16 COUNTIES ARE DESIGNATED TO HAVE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONA