Cooperative Agreement H79SP080398

The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board was awarded a $1 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 develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to address and prevent illicit substance use and its adverse consequences in a predominantly rural county. The Criminal Justice...

The City of Martinsburg, West Virginia has received a $1,293,542 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to expand its substance use prevention and police social work program. The 3-year project will create a Project Coordinator role, add two social workers to the police department, a peer support specialist, and two school-based social workers. It will also establish a Crisis Intervention Team to...

This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will enable Well Care Community Health Inc., a non-profit organization in Richmond, Indiana, to expand integrated behavioral health services across 31 zip codes in southeast and south-central Indiana. The funding will establish an integrated behavioral health team, including nurse practitioners, psychologists, case managers, and recovery coaches,...

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...

This $1,300,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) Project Grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838), will support the City of West Allis, Wisconsin, in addressing the impact of opioids, fentanyl, and stimulants in suburban Milwaukee County. The project, titled "CP-STAR" (Community Paramedic-led Stimulant Treatment and Access to Resources), will leverage community paramedic teams to provide...

The federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,100,000 to Windrose Health Network, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit community health center in Indiana. The funding will be used to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services by hiring additional therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, certified recovery specialists, and community health workers. Key goals...

The Latino Community Wellness Association (LCWA) was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to serve the city of Tualatin, Oregon with a focus on meeting the prevention needs of the Latino community. Through this 5-year Project Grant, LCWA will work closely with its mentoring coalition and fiscal agent, Tualatin Together, to provide culturally competent prevention strategies, campaigns, and...

The County of Hamilton, Ohio was awarded a $1.6 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 Hamilton County's Co-Responder Deflection Pilot (HC CORE) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. HC CORE is a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort between law enforcement and peer navigators to provide community-based pathways to...

The Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board (CCCMHB) will receive $1,568,760 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The funding will support three objectives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. CCCMHB will expand the Cuyahoga County Multi-Jurisdictional Overdose Surveillance Program to enhance data collection and dissemination on...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) Project Grant to Sauk County, Wisconsin. The Navigating Recovery Project will be implemented by Sauk County to sustainably reduce the impact of substance use on individuals and local communities. Key elements of the project include: Embedding peer recovery coaches from the nonprofit organization Project WISHOPE in various settings, including home visits within...