This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $451,962 to address racial disparities in opioid overdose deaths among Black and Latinx people who use opioids. The key products/services include: Adapting an evidence-supported cultural and structural humility (CSH) training to interactive video modules for peer recovery coaches (PRCs) to enhance their telephone-based care coordination...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Erise Williams and Associates, Inc. The grant, titled "STL MADE: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at Risk for HIV/AIDS," will be used to extend an existing program and...
This $400,000 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 aims to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 18-35 year-old Latinx, Black/African American, and LGBTQIA2S+ adults with SUD and/or co-occurring mental disorders in Los Angeles County. The five-year project,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Lone Star Circle of Care (LSCC), a private non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) network in central Texas. The funding will allow LSCC to establish direct substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, including the prescription and management of medication-assisted treatment (MAT)...
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), through its Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) Division, has been awarded a $54,004,380 Project Grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Opioid State Targeted Response (Opioid STR) program (CFDA 93.788). This 3-year grant, titled "Louisiana State Opioid Response (LASOR) 4.0," aims to enhance existing statewide prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals with or at risk for...
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) of Texas has been awarded a $260,508,175 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, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, supports the Texas Targeted Opioid Response (TTOR) initiative. The TTOR initiative aims to save lives and...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, has awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources in Houston, Texas. The grant, titled "Facilitating Organized Recovery Community Engagement (FORCE)," aims to expand and...
This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program is intended to significantly expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) and substance use disorder/opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD) treatment, as well as mental health counseling, for the unsheltered population and youth/young adults in Western Sonoma County, California. Key products and services...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Detroit Recovery Project (DRP), a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The purpose of the "HEART" (Health, Empowerment, Acceptance, Recovery, Treatment) project is to engage racial/ethnic minorities who use drugs and are at high risk for or...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $487,461 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Native Health, a non-profit minority-owned healthcare organization in Phoenix, Arizona. The grant funds a 5-year pilot project to implement an integrated health and outreach program for HIV, hepatitis C, sexually...
PROJECT SUPPORTING TREATMENT & RECOVERY FROM OPIOID WITHDRAWALS (STROW) - SPECIAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR TEXAS, INC. (SHR) SEEKS FUNDING TO BRIDGE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GAP PRESENT IN EAST TEXAS PREVENTING RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES FROM HAVING EQUAL ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. PROJECT SUPPORTING TREATMENT & RECOVERY FROM OPIOID WITHDRAWALS (STROW) PROPOSES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND COORDINATED SERVICES TO 350 INDIVIDUALS OF RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUND WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER AND WHO ARE LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS INFECTION. THE PROJECT STROW TREATMENT MODEL WILL BE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN COORDINATION WITH RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND MEDICAL CARE. SHR PROPOSES A COMBINATION OF EBPS RECOMMENDED BY SAMHSA OR THE CDC WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO PRODUCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN THE POPULATION OF FOCUS. THESE INTERVENTIONS ARE: SEEKING SAFETY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, FOUNDATIONS OF HIV TESTING AND NAVIGATION, AND PERSONALIZED COGNITIVE COUNSELING. THE PROPOSED TREATMENT MODEL WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND INCLUDE HOPE, PERSON-DRIVEN, SAFETY, TRUSTWORTHINESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND COLLABORATION AS ITS MAIN COMPONENTS. FURTHER ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY, PROJECT STROW WILL MAKE SERVICES AVAILABLE VIA TELEHEALTH OR IN PERSON, BASED ON EACH CLIENT'S PREFERENCE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROPOSED MEASURABLE GOALS: 1) TO ESTABLISH A HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED, TREATMENT MODEL TO DELIVER, COORDINATED TREATMENT TO ETHNIC/RACIAL MINORITY ADULTS WITH SUD/COD, LIVING OR AT RISK FOR HIV/HEPATITIS INFECTION. 2) INCREASE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN SUC/COD, TRAUMA-INFORMED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED, HIGH-QUALITY, COORDINATED TREATMENT FOR ETHNIC/MINORITY ADULTS WITH SUD/COD AT RISK OR LIVING WITH HIV/HEP. 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY ADULTS WITH SUD/COD LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV/HEPATITIS WHO RECEIVE HIV/AIDS AND HEPATITIS SERVICES/TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES. 4) TO EVALUATE, ANALYZE, AND REPORT ON PROJECT PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES AS MEASURED BY THE COLLECTION OF GPRA, DOSAGE, AND OTHER LOCAL DATA. TO FULFILL THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT, SHR WILL ASSIGN/HIRE EXPERIENCED STAFF THAT INCLUDES A PROJECT DIRECTOR, PROJECT COORDINATOR, TWO LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS, ONE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, A CASE MANAGER, A PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST, AND AN EVALUATOR