Project Grant H79TI086308
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Westcare Kentucky, Inc. received a $1.5 million Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The three-year initiative, operating through September 29, 2028, expands behavioral health services across seven rural Eastern Kentucky...
- 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 $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to reduce overdose fatalities and promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders among residents of Williamson County, Texas. Key project activities include: Securing residential withdrawal management treatment beds for uninsured/underinsured individuals with assessed medical needs, linking...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut Health Center received a $172,075 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop and test implementation strategies for expanding access to long-acting injectable medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD) in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). The two-phase R34 project, initiated May 15, 2026 and concluding March...
- Federal Grant Award Summary West Virginia University Research Corporation received $799,868 in Project Grant funding 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). The award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, supports the expansion of West Virginia University's ACGME-accredited Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. The fellowship...
- 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) a $750,000 Project Grant on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). Over the three-year performance period through September 29, 2028, CHAS Health will expand and enhance...
- The Beaufort County Health Department received a $999,865 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support the expansion of the county's comprehensive program to combat the opioid epidemic, integrating medication-assisted treatment (MAT), behavioral health services, and harm reduction strategies, including syringe services. The MAT program will utilize the evidence-based...
- The City of Martinsburg, West Virginia has received a $1,293,542 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to expand its substance use prevention and police social work program. The 3-year project will create a Project Coordinator role, add two social workers to the police department, a peer support specialist, and two school-based social workers. It will also establish a Crisis Intervention Team to...
- This $1,599,999 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The award will expand and enhance Multnomah County's continuum of support for justice-involved individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders. Key activities and outcomes include: increasing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) initiation and maintenance between the county jail and community settings; providing...
WESTBROOK MAT INITIATIVE - THE WESTBROOK MAT INITIATIVE EXPANDS/ENHANCES MOUD ACCESS BY INCREASING WESTBROOK MAT MOBILE CLINIC CAPACITY TO SERVE WOOD, TYLER, PLEASANTS, RITCHIE, WIRT, JACKSON, ROANE & CALHOUN COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA, THUS DECREASING TARGET AREA ILLICIT/IMPROPER OPIOID USE. THE TARGET POPULATION SUFFERS FROM HIGH RATES OF OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS, POOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH & LIMITED TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 1,250 CLIENTS (250 CLIENTS/YEAR). PROJECT GOALS (INTERVENTIONS/STRATEGIES) INCLUDE: (1) EXPAND ACCESS TO MOUD FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD BY INCREASING COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED MAT/OUD & MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY (A) EXPANDING WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY HIRING/TRAINING 1 PROJECT DIRECTOR, 1 EVALUATOR, 2 CASE MANAGERS, 2 PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (PRSS), 1 LPN, 1 THERAPIST & 1 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT; (B) EXPANDING WHS MEDICAL DIRECTOR TIME DEDICATED TO SERVING MAT CLIENTS & (C) EXPANDING EVIDENCE BASED OUD TRAINING & EBP PROVISION. (2) EXPAND ACCESS TO MOUD FOR THOSE WITH OUD BY INCREASING ACCESS TO THE WHS MAT MOBILE UNIT BY (A) INCREASING MAT MOBILE UNIT AVAILABILITY IN RURAL NORTHERN (Y2-Y3) & SOUTHERN (Y4-Y5) COUNTIES FROM 1/2 DAY TO 1 DAY AND FROM 1 TO 2 DAYS IN WOOD COUNTY; (B) REDUCING THE WOOD COUNTY MAT WAIT LIST TIME FROM 1-MONTH TO OPEN ACCESS BY INCREASING MAT PROVIDER CAPACITY; (C) CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO INCREASE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOBILE MAT UNIT & REDUCE STIGMA; (D) PARTNERING WITH CULTURALLY SPECIFIC GROUPS TO IDENTIFY REFERRAL PATHWAYS & (E) PARTNERING WITH RURAL MAT PROVIDERS TO DELIVER A ROBUST SUITE OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. (3) ENHANCE THE MAT SERVICE ARRAY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD BY (A) EXPANDING RURAL NARCAN/FENTANYL TEST STRIP/KIT EDUCATION/PROVISION; (B) DISTRIBUTING DENTAL KITS TO ALL AGENCY CLIENTS BEING PRESCRIBED SUBLINGUAL BUPRENORPHINE; (C) EXPANDING CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TO CLIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING OUD & METH USE TO WIRT, TYLER, PLEASANTS, ROANE, RITCHIE & CALHOUN COUNTIES; (D) ADDING A SUBLOCADE PRESCRIPTION OPTION; (E) EXPANDING SERVICES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS BY CREATING A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO MAT TREATMENT; (F) PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO THE MOBILE UNIT FOR RURAL & VERIFIABLY UNEMPLOYED CLIENTS & (G) IMPLEMENTING A TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM FOR MAT MOBILE UNIT CLIENTS. (4) IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ADULTS WITH OUD RECEIVING MAT FROM THE WESTBROOK MAT INITIATIVE BY (A) SERVING A TOTAL OF 250 CLIENTS ANNUALLY; (B) EMPOWERING CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN ILLICIT OPIOID USE & RX OPIOID MISUSE AT 6-MONTH GPRA FOLLOW-UP; (C) EMPOWERING CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE AT 6-MONTH GPRA FOLLOW-UP; (D) EMPOWERING CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN GPRA MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AT 6-MONTH GPRA FOLLOW-UP; (E) RETAINING 80% OF CLIENTS IN TREATMENT FOR 6-MONTHS & (F) MONITORING DISPARITY GROUP DATA TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS/USE/OUTCOMES/RETENTION FOR ALL GROUPS. (5) SUSTAIN INITIATIVE SERVICES BEYOND GRANT FUNDING TO CONTINUE SERVICE PROVISION TO ADULTS WITH OUD BY INITIATING AN ADVISORY BOARD TO CREATE A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR EACH BUDGET LINE ITEM TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY.
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