Rural communities opioid response program-overdose response - vegas stronger, a community-based organization located at 916 N. Main ST., LAS vegas, NV 89101, is requesting $300,000 to support the…

Vegas Stronger, a community-based nonprofit organization, received a $600,000 Project Grant award dated September 1, 2025, from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912), specifically through the Rural Communities Opioid Response (RCORP) Program-Overdose Response track. The award supports a one-year project period through August 31, 2026, to expand overdose response services at Vegas Stronger's rural facility in Pahrump, Nevada, serving Nye County's 55,720-person fully rural population.

The funded project delivers evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services targeting individuals at-risk for or diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD), with emphasis on economically vulnerable populations and those experiencing homelessness. Key deliverables include tertiary prevention activities such as the purchase and distribution of naloxone and fentanyl test strips to reduce overdose risks, and establishment or expansion of physical SUD/OUD care delivery sites to improve access to treatment. The project addresses critical rural health needs including elevated opioid prescription rates, limited treatment availability, geographic barriers to care, stigma, and economic hardship in Nye County.

Rural communities opioid response program-overdose response - vegas stronger, a community-based organization located at 916 N. Main ST., LAS vegas, NV 89101, is requesting $300,000 to support the overdose response program expansion in rural NYE county, nevada. The proposed project will expand existing services at vegas stronger's rural facility, located at 1141 S. Nevada highway 160, suite 4, pahrump, NV 89048. The project director, john seeland, may be reached at