This $425,352 federal Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.593 - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program) supports the Washington State Health Care Authority's (HCA) efforts to provide evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and aftercare services for incarcerated individuals at four correctional facilities in Washington state. The project aims to create therapeutic environments and deliver a range of evidence-based,...
The Health Care Authority in Washington state was awarded $564,566 under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the Authority's efforts to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder among incarcerated individuals in Jefferson and Island county jails from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Approximately 60% of those incarcerated...
Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Award Summary The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment awarded the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) $10.49 million through the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse program (CFDA 93.959) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. This block grant provides flexible funding to support the...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable Sauk County, Wisconsin to implement the Navigating Recovery Project. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Embedding peer recovery coaches from the nonprofit organization Project WISHOPE in various community settings, including conducting home visits within 3 days of referral,...
Federal Grant Award Summary Southwest Washington Regional Health Alliance received a $215,571.53 Project Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) to implement the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Overdose Response initiative. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, targets individuals and families experiencing opioid use disorder and substance use disorders in Klickitat and Skamania Counties,...
CHAS Health SUD and COD Expansion Project Summary The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment awarded Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS Health) $750,000 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) for the three-year period ending September 29, 2028. This Project Grant funds the CHAS Health SUD and COD Expansion Project, which delivers...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $580,444 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant to the Washington State Health Care Authority. The 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will fund evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for incarcerated individuals at the Jefferson County Jail, Island County Jail, and the Washington State Corrections Center for Women. The program aims to address...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $1,058,442 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The award funds the establishment and expansion of the HRSA-University of Washington Addiction Medicine Fellowship (HRSA-UW-AMF), which provides specialized training...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Mediation & Restorative Justice Center Inc. (MRJC) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912), Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Overdose Response, awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports expansion and enhancement of recovery support services in Watauga County, North Carolina, through MRJC's peer-led Homestead...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary Strength In Peers Inc. received a $640,000 project grant awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals. The organization will implement a structured six-month internship program training up to 16 Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRSs) annually across two...
WASHINGTON RECOVERY ALLIANCE: BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY - THE WASHINGTON RECOVERY ALLIANCE IS PROPOSING TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXPANDED AND ENHANCED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (PRSS) AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) IN WASHINGTON STATE, TARGETING RURAL AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES IN THREE REGIONS OF THE STATE WHERE THE WRA HAS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED REGIONAL RECOVERY COALITIONS WITH SAMHSA SUPPORT. GOAL 1: EXPAND ACCESS TO PRSS BY INCREASING PROLIFERATION OF PRSS WITHIN THE MEDICAID-BILLABLE SUD TREATMENT SYSTEM AND EMBEDDING RECOVERY COACHES WITHIN LABOR UNIONS AND EAPS TO REACH COMMERCIALLY INSURED INDIVIDUALS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY WORKING WITH THE STATE'S HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AND WITH OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS (INCLUDING TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT AGENCIES) TO DEVELOP THE STRUCTURES NEEDED TO INCREASE SATURATION OF SUD PEERS IN THE PUBLICLY FUNDED SUD TREATMENT SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WRA WILL WORK WITH BUILDING TRADES UNIONS AND EAPS TO INCORPORATE RECOVERY COACHING IN THEIR SERVICES AND BENEFITS. GOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF RECOVERY HOUSING IN WASHINGTON THROUGH CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND EXPANDED EARLY RECOVERY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAMS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED USE OF COUNCILMATIC TAXING AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT RECOVERY HOUSING; ADVOCATING FOR THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE IN RECOVERY IN THE STATE'S HOUSING TRUST FUND; WORKING WITH CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RECOVERY HOUSING; DEVELOPING A PILOT PROJECT FOR MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER RECOVERY HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR PEOPLE EXITING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; AND INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING ADVOCATES ON STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL PLANNING GROUPS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. GOAL 3: EXPAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY. STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL INCLUDE: ESTABLISHING A RESUME DATABASE TO MATCH JOB SEEKERS IN RECOVERY WITH EMPLOYERS; PROVIDING TRAINING TO EMPLOYERS ON THE BENEFITS OF HIRING PEOPLE IN RECOVERY; CREATING AND PROMOTING A RECOVERY FRIENDLY BUSINESS DESIGNATION; AND CREATING A CAREER NETWORKING PROGRAM TO LINK PEOPLE IN EARLY RECOVERY WITH PEOPLE IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FOR NETWORKING. GOAL 4: IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT RECOVERY AND ERODE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WRA WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EARNED MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING; SUPPORT FOR HIGH PROFILE EVENTS CELEBRATING RECOVERY; AND WORKING WITH LATINX COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MOUNT A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGY TO COMBAT SUD STIGMA AND EDUCATION ON TREATMENT ACCESS. IN THIS PROJECT, WRA WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THREE REGIONAL RECOVERY COALITIONS: CENTRAL WASHINGTON RECOVERY COALITION; NORTH SOUND RECOVERY COALITION; AND BENTON/FRANKLIN RECOVERY COALITION; WITH SEVERAL LABOR UNIONS AND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (EAPS); WITH OXFORD HOUSE OF WASHINGTON AND THE WA ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY RECOVERY RESIDENCES; AND WITH PEER WASHINGTON AS THE DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER PARTNER. TOTAL PERSONS SERVED DURING GRANT PERIOD: 1,500