Project Grant G3949497

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to reduce unintentional overdose deaths and opioid/stimulant-related hospital admissions in 10 rural counties in southwestern Oklahoma. Key activities include equipping law enforcement and first responders with harm reduction kits, fostering collaboration between first responders and treatment providers, and reducing the...

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 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, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to Casa-Trinity Inc., a non-profit organization in Geneseo, NY. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund the "RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT" initiative over a 4-year period ending on August 31, 2028. The project aims to address the critical opioid epidemic in...

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 $3,750,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact (RCORP-IMPACT) award, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.155 Rural Health Research Centers), will establish the ATLAS Center in southeast Kentucky to enhance substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. Key objectives include expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and evidence-based, trauma-informed counseling, increasing certified peer support specialist...

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 Monroe County Research Strategy and Development (RSD) Division received a $1,599,991 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (COSSUP) grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838) to create and implement a Monroe County Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Board with an embedded research team. The multidisciplinary OFR Board will review and analyze selected fatal overdose cases in Monroe County, provide recommendations to align resources and identify prevention...

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...