Project Grant GA145989

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION - 1) PROJECT TITLE: VIRGINIA PIEDMONT HARM REDUCTION COALITION 2) REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000,000 3) APPLICANT: VIRGINIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 4) ADDRESS: 200 MEMORIAL DRIVE, LURAY, VA 22835 5) FACILITY TYPE: STATE RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 6) INTERIM PROJECT DIRECTOR: BETH O'CONNOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7) INTERIM PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT: 540-231-7923/BOCONNOR@VCOM.VT.EDU 8) CURRENT RCOR-I RECIPIENT: NO 9) EIN EXCEPTION: NOT REQUESTED 10) FIRST LEARNED OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: THROUGH THE RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION HUB E-NEWSLETTER 11) 5 CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: VIRGINIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, VIRGINIA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, UNITE US, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, NEW COLLEGE INSTITUTE 12) PREVIOUS RCORP AWARD: FY 2019 RCORP-PLANNING APPLICANT ORGANIZATION 13) TARGET POPULATION: - LESS THAN 1% OF THE TARGET POPULATION IS AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE - THERE ARE NO PLANS TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET TRIBAL POPULATIONS - THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH: O SELECTING A SERVICE AREA WITH A HIGH AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION AND ASSURING THAT SERVICES PROVIDED ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT FOR THAT COMMUNITY O ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE LGBTQ+ POPULATION AND ASSURING THAT SUD SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN A SAFE, AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENT O PROVIDING EDUCATION TO SENIORS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF HAVING THEIR MEDICATIONS DIVERTED 14) TARGET SERVICE AREA: VIRGINIA COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN, HENRY, PATRICK AND THE CITY MARTINSVILLE (NOTE THAT IN VIRGINIA, CITIES ARE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, INDEPENDENT OF THE COUNTY WHICH SURROUNDS THEM) 15) SERVICE AREA OVERLAP: NONE