Project Grant H79FG000961
- The Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) received a $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund a two-pronged effort to (1) expand evidence-informed post-overdose outreach programs by providing social work support to community members following fatal and non-fatal overdoses, and (2) enhance the Overdose Public...
- This Project Grant award of $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable the City of West Allis, Wisconsin to expand access to evidence-based treatment for stimulant use disorder and harm reduction services in suburban Milwaukee County. The project, called CP-STAR, will leverage community paramedic teams to address the impact of opioids, fentanyl, and stimulants in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Westcare Wisconsin, Inc. received a $1,070,596 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030. The WC-WI Life Skills Training Project (WC-WI LST) addresses cannabis, vaping, and opioid use prevention in Milwaukee County by delivering...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award of $1,600,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will support Hennepin County, Minnesota in three key objectives: Increase access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment for detained individuals, particularly those who are disproportionately African American and Native American, by hiring a dedicated sheriff's deputy to transport and escort detainees to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable Sauk County, Wisconsin to implement the Navigating Recovery Project. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Embedding peer recovery coaches from the nonprofit organization Project WISHOPE in various community settings, including conducting home visits within 3 days of referral,...
- This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to reduce overdose fatalities and promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders among residents of Williamson County, Texas. Key project activities include: Securing residential withdrawal management treatment beds for uninsured/underinsured individuals with assessed medical needs, linking...
- This $1,599,999 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The award will expand and enhance Multnomah County's continuum of support for justice-involved individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders. Key activities and outcomes include: increasing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) initiation and maintenance between the county jail and community settings; providing...
- The Beaufort County Health Department received a $999,865 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support the expansion of the county's comprehensive program to combat the opioid epidemic, integrating medication-assisted treatment (MAT), behavioral health services, and harm reduction strategies, including syringe services. The MAT program will utilize the evidence-based...
- 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...
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND SERVICES - MOBILE MAT - MILWAUKEE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION (DBA AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, BHS) SUBMITS THIS APPLICATION FOR $2,000,000 TO SUPPORT THE START-UP OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS IN DEPLOYING MOBILE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) UNITS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 952,085. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD), AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WHO ARE IMPACTED BY ADDICTION. NO DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SERVICES OR TRAINING SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED USING PROJECT FUNDS. MILWAUKEE COUNTY HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN WISCONSIN, AND IN THE LAST TWO YEARS RECORD NUMBERS OF EMERGENCY CALLS RELATED TO OVERDOSES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED. NEARLY 80% OF THE OVERDOSE DEATHS INVOLVED FENTANYL. MILWAUKEE COUNTY ALSO REPORTS HIGHER INCIDENCES THAN THE STATE OF FATAL OVERDOSES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS (MORE THAN DOUBLE), HISPANICS, MALES, UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE, AND 45 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS. STRATEGIES INCLUDE: IMPLEMENTING MOBILE NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM/OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS (MNTP/OTP) THAT OPERATE UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF THE NTP/OTP AND ENGAGE IN MAINTENANCE AND/OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT WITH NARCOTIC DRUGS IN SCHEDULES II-V AT A LOCATION OR LOCATIONS REMOTE FROM, BUT WITHIN THE SAME STATE AS, ITS REGISTERED LOCATION. THE MNTP/OTP PROVIDES OUTREACH, ASSESSMENT, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD. THE PROJECT GOAL IS: TO LEAD PUBLIC HEALTH AND SERVICE DELIVERY EFFORTS TO FOSTER RECOVERY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ARE TO: SUPPORT THE START-UP OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE OF TWO MOBILE MAT UNITS; OPTIMIZE THE COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONVERSION OF RAW DATA INTO USABLE INFORMATION FOR MOBILE MAT STAFF; AND BUILD THE WORKFORCE CAPACITY OF BHS AND MOBILE MAT STAFF IN ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: OPERATION OF MOBILE MAT UNITS IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY; SOFTWARE FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, LEARNING MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING SYSTEMS, FORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR MOBILE MAT UNITS; ESTABLISHED DATA OPTIMIZATION PLAN; MONTHLY MOBILE MAT UNIT DATA ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS; EMS DATA PIPELINES TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME DATA ACCESS; PARTICIPATION AND REPORTING OUT FROM TRAINING TEAMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AMONG PROJECT PARTNERS; REPLICATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND MODELS FOR WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO SAVING LIVES, MOBILE NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM/OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS (MNTP/OTP) HAVE ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN INCREASING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, DISSEMINATING HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD, CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO SUD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND IMPROVING TREATMENT RETENTION.
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/6/26 | ||
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/16/24 |