The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Sandusky County Health Department. The grant, titled "Enhancing Prevention Initiative and Infrastructure Consortium (EPIIC) - The Prevention Partnership Coalition of Sandusky County", aims to utilize coalition building strategies to increase regional...
This Project Grant award was provided 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 grant, totaling $400,907,000, will fund the Ohio's State Opioid and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 program. Key services to be delivered include: Expanding access to harm reduction, peer recovery supports, and evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, with...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a $49,562,499 Block Grant to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959) program. This two-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support a range of comprehensive substance abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities across Ohio. OhioMHAS will leverage this...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,219,998.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will facilitate the development of the Center for Appalachian Community Prevention in Ohio. The project aims to support the enhancement and expansion of youth behavioral health prevention activities across Ohio's 32-county Appalachian region. Key activities include developing a strategic operational plan for the...
This $375,000 Project Grant award was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant supports the Adams County Youth Prevention Coalition in Adams County, Ohio, a high-poverty area, to implement environmental prevention strategies and community-level changes to reduce youth substance use, particularly for alcohol and tobacco. Key activities include: training coalition members and prevention providers...
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services received a $4.3 million Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The Block Grant funds will support the department's projects for the development and implementation of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation activities in Columbus, Ohio as part of SAMHSA's Block Grants for...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will support the development and expansion of the addiction medicine fellowship program at The Ohio State University. The funding, which runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, will enable the university to increase the supply and distribution of addiction medicine...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), supports research on the impact of little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) on the co-use of multiple tobacco products and cannabis in young adults. The award, totaling $176,455.00, will be provided to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) over a 5-year period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030. The research aims to build the candidate's...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the implementation and expansion of substance use prevention education for approximately 12,000 elementary and middle school students in West Virginia. The funding enables WV Game Changers, Inc., a non-profit organization, to distribute their "GameChanger" film and accompanying educational materials focused on...
The Thrive Without Drinking (TWD) Project, awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CFDA 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance), will implement evidence-based prevention strategies in Youngstown, Ohio to prevent and reduce underage drinking among youth and young adults aged 12-20, with a focus on underserved populations. The project...