The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000.00 Project Grant to Core Treatment Services, Inc. under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) federal grant program. The grant, titled "RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT", will fund policy-relevant research and technical assistance to understand and improve healthcare in rural communities, with a focus on addressing the opioid crisis. The...
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 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...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,503,736 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), aims to develop and test a multilevel substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose prevention strategy for rural youth involved in county legal systems. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year R61 phase and 3-year R33 phase award include: 1) co-designing a multilevel SUD/overdose prevention strategy with...
The Vermont First Responder Emergency Opioid Response Project is a $1,600,000 Project Grant awarded 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. The project aims to enhance the ability of first responders and key community sectors in Vermont to safely provide emergency treatment for opioid overdoses, increase referrals to treatment and recovery...
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...
Through a $3,495,212 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program), Rulo Strategies LLC will provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to address substance use disorders among justice-involved individuals. This includes developing approaches for treating substance use disorders prior to an individual's release from incarceration, as well as continuing treatment...
The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to implement the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The goal of the COSSUP program is to provide financial and technical assistance to address the opioid crisis. Through this funding, the City of Milwaukee's...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $999,222 under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA 16.838) to Rice County, Minnesota for the Comprehensive Longitudinal Efforts Addressing Narcotic Use Proliferation project. The project will deliver police-assisted recovery and deflection services (14% of budget), pre-charge adult diversion (36% of budget), and recovery support services embedding...
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,600,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) Project Grant to the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) and sub-recipients Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The grant will fund a collaborative initiative to address the opioid crisis in Clark County, Nevada through a public health-focused overdose...