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...
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...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board in Ohio. The award, titled "PROJECT HOME: (HOUSING, OUTREACH, AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT)", will be used to implement a comprehensive and integrated service model for individuals and...
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...
This $120,000 four-year 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) supports efforts by the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition's Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) division to address underage drinking in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Building on the...
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...
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 $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 Union County Drug Free Partnership (UCDFP) was awarded a $120,000 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 will be provided over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2028 to implement the "Preventing Underage Alcohol Use in Union County" project. The project aims to prevent and reduce...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to High Point Treatment Center, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the "Partnering with Youth for Success in Regional Prevention" project. This initiative aims to (1)...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,775,386.95, 5-year Project Grant (H79SP084100) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Westcare Ohio Inc., d/b/a East End Community Services, for the "Families Are Essential for Prevention (FEP)" program. FEP will serve children ages 3-11 and their families in Dayton, Ohio through education and evidence-based activities to prevent, reduce, and delay the onset and progression of alcohol, marijuana, and opioid misuse. Key program components include delivering the Strengthening Families and Too Good for Drugs and Violence curricula, launching a "Parent Cafe" support group, and engaging parents/caregivers in prevention messaging. The program aims to increase protective factors against substance use, reduce youth substance use risk, and strengthen the community's capacity for sustained substance abuse prevention.