The federal Project Grant award of $3,750,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) is supporting the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-IMPACT (RCORP-IMPACT) initiative led by Centerstone of Indiana Inc. The funding will be used to deliver a range of services and resources aimed at addressing the opioid crisis in rural communities over a 4-year period from...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund a 2-year R61 phase and 3-year R33 phase study to develop and test a multilevel substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose prevention strategy for rural youth involved in county legal systems. The R61 phase will collaboratively co-design the multilevel SUD/overdose prevention strategy and an implementation plan with rural county court systems,...
The City of Columbus Department of Public Safety was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)'s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team (RREACT) program, which aims to expand comprehensive, multi-disciplinary first responder-led outreach to stabilize households and increase access to drug/behavioral treatment for individuals with substance use...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $349,645 Project Grant under the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.516) to Utah State University (USU) to develop, implement, and evaluate the Tricounty Overdose Prevention Program (TOPP). The TOPP program aims to address high rates of opioid overdose deaths in the rural Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett counties in Utah. Key program activities include providing...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,248,167 Project Grant to the Wilson County Substance Abuse Coalition, a non-profit organization in Wilson, North Carolina, under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The funding will support the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-IMPACT initiative from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028. The grant will enable the Wilson County Substance Abuse...
This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award was made by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The award was granted to Core Treatment Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to support a 4-year initiative titled "RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT". The program aims to conduct policy-relevant research and provide technical...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) was awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Executive Office of the President's Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under the Research and Data Analysis Federal Grant Program (CFDA 95.007). This 12-month award, which commenced on September 1, 2024, will support NACCHO's Overdose Response Strategy Pilot Projects to develop interventions that prevent overdose at the intersection of public health and...
The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) was awarded a $1,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The project targets ten rural counties in southwestern Oklahoma, including several with persistent poverty and large tribal populations. Key activities include equipping law enforcement and first responders with harm reduction kits, fostering collaboration between...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Pacific Institute For Research & Evaluation under the Telehealth Programs (CFDA 93.211) federal grant program. The three-year award, issued on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of August 31, 2024, will support the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Psychostimulant Support. Pacific Institute For Research & Evaluation will serve as the primary awardee...
The $2,250,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact federal project grant was awarded by 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). The grant supports policy-relevant research and technical assistance aimed at understanding and improving healthcare in rural communities, with a focus on addressing opioid use and substance abuse challenges. The awardee, The...