The federal Project Grant award of $125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Opioid Prescription Drug and Synthetics (O.P.P.S.) Coalition led by Healing In The Hood Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization. The funding enables the coalition to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, including youth leadership training, media...
The Henderson County Department of Public Health (HCDPH), in partnership with Hope Coalition, received a $1,299,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The three-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will allow HCDPH to implement a comprehensive initiative to address the overdose crisis and impacts of illicit opioids, stimulants, and other substances within...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, awarded a $498,300 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the "Recovery Care Coordination Project" implemented by Pawss, Inc. (doing business as Stop The Pain) in...
The Cumberland County First Responders Combating the Opioid Epidemic Project, funded by a $1,525,254 grant from 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, aims to increase the capacity of first responders and community members in Cumberland County, North Carolina to use naloxone and expand access to naloxone distribution. Specifically, the project...
This $109,850,757 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will continue to address the opioid crisis in North Carolina. The primary focus is on prevention, harm reduction, and increasing access to care and treatment, particularly in rural and high-need urban areas, as well as for justice-involved individuals. Key...
The North Country Health Consortium, acting as the North Country Public Health Network provider agency for northern New Hampshire, has been awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from 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, titled "North Country Community of Prevention Practices, Education, and Stigma Reduction (NC COPES),"...
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 Other Substance Use Program) will expand the community's capacity to address the opioid epidemic in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The funding will support the following key activities: Provide additional staff time for the Cumberland County Police Department to expand the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, a pre-booking...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to Restore Hope Inc., a non-profit organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant funding will support the "Sebastian County Opioid Task Force Initiative", which aims to prevent and reduce youth substance use in the targeted geographic region over a...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant (NH28CE003778) to Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The grant is funded through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), which aims to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The Pender Substance Use Prevention Partnership grant...
This federal Project Grant award of $125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Riseboro Community Partnership Inc. in implementing a substance use prevention and anti-violence program for youth and young adults aged 16-24 in Brooklyn, New York. The project aims to significantly reduce prescription and opioid misuse as well as binge drinking among this target population by leveraging the existing...
SPF RX - A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH TO SAFE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION USAGE - CAROLINAS CARE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (CCP SPF RX) SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (NC), AND 11 COUNTIES SURROUNDING THIS METRO AREA. "MECK" COUNTY IS COMPRISED OF SEVEN CITIES AND TOWNS-CHARLOTTE, CORNELIUS, DAVIDSON, HUNTERSVILLE, MATTHEWS, MINT HILL AND PINEVILLE. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS INCLUDE LGBTQ AND GENERAL YOUTH AGES 14-18 (HIGH SCHOOL), LGBTQ AND GENERAL YOUNG ADULTS 19-25, AND THE OVERALL HIV POSITIVE COMMUNITY. CCP IS APPLYING AS A UNIQUE CANDIDATE AGENCY WITH AN INNOVATIVE PROPOSAL, TO SERVE A THRICE-STIGMATIZED POPULATION OF FOCUS. WE ARE PROPOSING TO CREATE A REPLICABLE MODEL (POTENTIALLY SCALABLE AT A NATIONAL LEVEL) FOR PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THOSE AT-RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. AWARD OF THE RX GRANT WILL CREATE: INCREASED AND STRATEGIC INTEGRATION (BUILDING CAPACITY) OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS IMPACTING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT AFFECT OUR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS; A LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY FOR STRATEGIC, SUSTAINED EFFORTS THAT CAN CLOSE THE EXISTING EXTREME GAP IN SERVICES; REDUCTION OF SUD AND OUD-RELATED PROBLEMS FOR THOSE AT-RISK OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS; AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED PREVENTION EFFORTS TO LGBTQ YOUTH; YOUTH AT-RISK OR LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS; AND OTHER YOUTH SERVED THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO THE ADULTS WHO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREA WHILE RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SHARING MEDICATIONS AS WELL AS THE RISKS OF FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT PILLS PURCHASED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA OR OTHER UNKNOWN SOURCES; AND WORK WITH PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE RISKS OF OVERPRESCRIBING. CCP'S SPF RX PROJECT WILL EMPLOY COMMUNITY-LEVEL STRATEGIES, ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, AND COLLABORATION TO DELIVER A MULTI-PRONGED PREVENTION APPROACH THAT ACHIEVES THE FOLLOWING GOALS: GOAL 1: ENHANCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN CCP AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE AMONG LGBTQ YOUTH AGES 14-18 (HIGH SCHOOL), LGBTQ YOUNG ADULTS 19-25, AND THE OVERALL HIV POSITIVE COMMUNITY. GOAL 2: INCREASE AWARENESS AND DECREASE STIGMA RELATED TO OPIOID USE DISORDERS (OUD) AND HIV/AIDS. GOAL 3: ENHANCE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO CREATE A POPULATION-SPECIFIC, PREVENTION-FOCUSED AND TRAUMA INFORMED CYCLE OF CARE. GOAL 4: REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AMONG POPULATIONS OF FOCUS THROUGH COALITION STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL 5: INCREASE PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES' AWARENESS OF THE RISKS OF OVERPRESCRIBING TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. GOAL 6: TRAIN AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MEMBERS OF OTHER KEY COMMUNITY SECTORS ON CARRYING AND ADMINISTERING NALOXONE FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSE.