COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT TITLE: SOUTHWEST ALABAMA OPIOID RESPONSE (SAOR) EXPANSION PROJECT; REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $300,000; APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA AHEC; APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 1100 SOUTH CEDAR AVENUE, DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732-3310; APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONAL FACILITY TYPE: COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION; PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ROSIE LONDON; CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 856-425-4710; EMAIL ADDRESS: ROSIE.LONDON@WCAAHEC.ORG; WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.WCAAHEC.ORG; TARGET POPULATION AND SERVICE AREA: ALL ADULTS 18+ AND YOUTH 14 AND OLDER ACROSS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 COUNTIES OF CHOCTAW, CLARKE, MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES. THIS POPULATION INCLUDES UTILIZERS OF FQHC FACILITIES, UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS, UTILIZERS OF MEDICAID, AND MEMBERS OF RACIAL MINORITIES; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: EXPANSION OF SUD AND OUD EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED THROUGH HRSA-20-031 PROGRAMMING BY DEPLOYING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN NON-CLINICAL LOCATIONS ACROSS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE GOAL IS TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF SUD/OUD PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY MECHANISMS BY INTEGRATING SOCIAL SAFETY NET SERVICES AND THE CARE COORDINATION MODEL IN COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS WHICH WILL HELP CONTINUE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DECREASE VULNERABILITY TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, MOST NOTABLY SUD/OUD.