The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program awarded a $1.6M Project Grant to the Jordan Community Residential Center, a minority-owned non-profit organization located in Willoughby, Ohio. The grant will fund the Supported Employment Project, which aims to implement, monitor, and sustain an evidence-based Individual Placement Support (IPS) employment program for adult women with co-occurring mental health and substance use...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Research Centers (CFDA 93.155) program to the Ohiohealth Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. The grant, titled "The Connections to Treatment and Recovery Project" (the Connections Project), will ensure improved access to evidence-based, comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) care and...
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...
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 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 $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 $3,750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) will enable Centerstone of Indiana Inc., a non-profit organization, to expand access to substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, recovery, and supportive services for 550 individuals across 7 rural counties in southern Indiana over a 4-year period from September...
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...
The Cuyahoga County Adult Drug Court (ADC) Expansion Project, funded by a $2,000,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) grant over 5 years, aims to combat the opioid crisis in Ohio by expanding the ADC's comprehensive system of supports and services. The project will: (1) decrease referral-to-entry time, (2) integrate mental health services into the ADC team model, and (3) enhance integrated case planning between criminal justice and behavioral health partners. The ADC Expansion...
TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE MAHONING VALLEY - PROJECT ABSTRACT: TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE MAHONING VALLEY OVERVIEW: FLYING HIGH, INC. (FHI), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MAHONING VALLEY PARTNERSHIP FOR EMPLOYMENT (MVPE) EMPLOYER CONSORTIUM, THE AREA 17 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (MAHONING AND COLUMBIANA COUNTIES), AND THE AREA 18 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (TRUMBULL COUNTY), PRESENT THE TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND WORKFORCE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE MAHONING VALLEY. FHI IS THE ONLY STATE-CERTIFIED TREATMENT PROVIDER IN THE MAHONING VALLEY THAT ALSO OPERATES TWO STATE-CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE PERSON IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREA OF OHIO CALLED THE MAHONING VALLEY; COMPRISED OF MAHONING, COLUMBIANA, AND TRUMBULL COUNTIES. THIS AREA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, HIGH POVERTY, AND HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OVERDOSE DEATHS PER CAPITA. CLINICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS: THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ADULTS AGE 21 AND OLDER WHO IDENTIFY AS PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND ARE ENGAGED IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES IN THE MAHONING VALLEY. IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL BE PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONCERNS. THEY MAY ALSO BE PERSONS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE HISTORIES WHO ARE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL EITHER BE UNEMPLOYED AT TIME OF ENTRY, OR UNDEREMPLOYED DUE TO SKILL DEFICITS OR DISRUPTED EDUCATION AND WORK HISTORY. IT IS LIKELY THAT OVER 60% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND 40% WILL BE CAUCASIAN, WITH A NEAR 50/50 SPLIT BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 450 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD WITH YEARLY PROJECTIONS AS FOLLOWS: Y1: 50; Y2: 75; Y3: 90; Y4: 90; Y5: 90. GOAL: IMPLEMENT RECOVERY TO WORK THROUGH FLYING HIGH, INC. TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKFORCE. OBJECTIVES: 1. IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR OHIO'S WORKFORCE THROUGH WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND EXPAND ACCESS. 2. CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC AND EMPHASIZE RECOVERY-TO-WORK PROGRAMS. 3. STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE THROUGH JOB TRAINING INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AIMED AT PREPARING OHIO'S WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES: THE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED IS RECOVERY TO WORK (RTW). THE RTW PROGRAM EMPHASIZES RECOVERY AS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ELEVATES THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING RECOVERY AND WELLNESS AS A FOUNDATION FOR EMPLOYMENT. FHI WAS AN EARLY IMPLEMENTER OF THE RECOVERY TO WORK (RTW) PROGRAM IN OHIO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE OHIO DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OHIOANS WITH DISABILITIES OFFICES. LEAD APPLICANT: FLYING HIGH, INC.; PROJECT DIRECTOR: JEFF MAGADA, JMAGADA@FLYINGHIGHINC.ORG