Project Grant H79SP083017
- This $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program) aims to address the opioid epidemic in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The funding supports a comprehensive, whole-person, harm reduction approach through a partnership with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health, Fayetteville Police Department, NC Harm Reduction Coalition, and the Cumberland-Fayetteville...
- The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living received a $345,007.78 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). The award will support efforts from May 31, 2021 through November 15, 2021 to expand and enhance substance use disorder recovery services in remote Aroostook County, Maine. Major partners, including Cary Medical...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) totaling $945,397 provides funding to the Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation, with a sub-award to the University of Pittsburgh, to adapt and evaluate a collaborative care model (CCM) for treating pregnant persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) in low-resource obstetric settings. The key objectives are to: 1) adapt the CCM for rural and low-resource...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) supports the Research and Data Analysis federal grant program (CFDA 95.007). The grant funds nine organizations to deliver community-level intervention initiatives to combat drug overdoses from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022. The University of Baltimore receives $3 million to oversee the grant, with specific services delivered through eight sub-awards. These...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,363,637 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Power, a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant funding will support Power's efforts to provide comprehensive trauma-informed drug and alcohol treatment programs and workforce training services in the Appalachian region. Specifically, the grant will enable Power to develop a 45,000 square foot SUD recovery campus in...
- The City of Lowell, MA Police Department (LPD) received a $1,295,265 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Abuse Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant funding will allow the LPD to expand and enhance its existing Community Opioid Outreach Program (CO-OP) to better serve individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) in the city of Lowell. Key activities include adding a Recovery Housing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $188,307 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Edwards, the project will develop a guided, web-based behavioral treatment intervention combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for chronic pain with Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention...
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $6.62 million Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, San Diego on August 15, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to establish the RISE-NE (Responding to the Increase in Substance Use, HIV, HCV, and Overdose in New England) cohort study. This five-year initiative, extending through May 31, 2030, will systematically examine rapidly evolving HIV and substance use trends across Rhode Island,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $823,809 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop and validate a suite of multidimensional measures of access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) across U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The primary objectives are to: Create a Small Area Multidimensional MOUD Access (SAMMA) measure suite using public data sources. Validate and...
- Grant Award Summary Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The award supports the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program–Overdose Response initiative targeting Clay County, Kentucky, a rural Appalachian community experiencing significant...
HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM: LOST DREAMS AWAKENING - RECOVERY COMMUNITYORGANIZATION - THE LOST DREAMS AWAKENING (LDA) ORGANIZATION MANAGES OVER 10,000 VISITS PER YEAR, SERVING 2,498 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AND SERVES A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO ENVISION A WORLD WHERE RECOVERY IS UNDERSTOOD AND PROMOTED. OUR PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORT, AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY. LDA SERVES MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND SITS ON THE BORDER OF AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES. LDA RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER (RCC) IS A WESTMORELAND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SANCTUARY ANCHORED IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. SINCE 2014 LDA HAS BEEN A RECOGNIZED RESOURCE ACROSS THE STATE DUE TO SUCCESSES SUCH AS TRAINING OVER 1,000 PEER RECOVERY COACHES BETWEEN 2015-2021. AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2022, WESTMORELAND COUNTY WHERE LDA IS LOCATED IS A DESIGNATED HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) BY THE WHITE HOUSE'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY, MAKING IT A PRIORITY AREA FOR LDA'S HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM. LDA AIMS TO SERVE A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 9,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR PRIMARY APPROACHES FOR PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN ITS CATCHMENT: (1) CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, (2) PROVIDING SCREENING SERVICES, (3) INCREASING AWARENESS AND DECREASING STIGMA, AND (4) PROVIDING SERVICE NAVIGATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE AND DECREASE OVERDOSES. THESE APPROACHES SUPPORT OUR GOALS OF INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO OUD/SUD HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, DECREASING THE CHALLENGES FACED IN HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS, AND DECREASING STIGMA RELATED TO RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/9/26 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 6/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 6/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | $398.5k | 5/25/23 |