This $1,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program) aims to address the opioid epidemic in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The funding supports a comprehensive, whole-person, harm reduction approach through a partnership with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health, Fayetteville Police Department, NC Harm Reduction Coalition, and the Cumberland-Fayetteville...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Opioid STR (CFDA 93.788) program, aims to continue addressing the opioid crisis in North Carolina. The award of $109,850,757 will fund a range of activities focused on prevention, harm reduction, and increasing access to treatment and recovery services for individuals with opioid and stimulant use disorders. Key efforts include improving equity and lived experiences,...
The Vermont First Responder Emergency Opioid Response Project is a $1,600,000 Project Grant awarded 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 project aims to enhance the ability of first responders and key community sectors in Vermont to safely provide emergency treatment for opioid overdoses, increase referrals to treatment and recovery...
This Project Grant award of $498,300 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 will fund the Recovery Care Coordination Project. The project is a continuation and expansion of a prior pilot program, formally launching in May 2023, that serves individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) in Robeson County, North Carolina....
This federal Project Grant award of $799,440.00, 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, supports an EMS Training and Support Project in South Carolina. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) Increase the number of paramedics through the development of an on-site certification program, serving both local and rural regional...
The Cambria County Drug Coalition Inc. received a $115,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the Compassionate Outreach for Recovery (COR) Opioid and Fentanyl Project, which provides mobile response and supplies to individuals experiencing substance use disorder. The project aims to distribute COR bags containing Narcan, test strips, first aid supplies,...
This Project Grant award, totaling $425,788, 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 aims to enhance the capabilities of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in Rowan County, North Carolina through specialized training focused on substance use and mental health response. The training initiative will equip first...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,125,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc. The funding will support the Quad County SAVE Program, which aims to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance use and related problems in the southern North Carolina counties of Bladen, Brunswick,...
The New Hampshire Department of Safety was awarded $828,738 under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to continue and expand the NH Project FIRST initiative. NH Project FIRST seeks to increase the number of first responders and members of key community sectors trained to respond to licit and illicit drug emergencies, establish a statewide first...
The South Carolina State Opioid Response Project (SC SOR Project), a $75,192,656 Project Grant awarded 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, aims to address the opioid and stimulant use disorder crisis in South Carolina through comprehensive prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services. The initiative leverages...
The Cumberland County First Responders Combating the Opioid Epidemic project is a $1,525,254 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. The project aims to increase the capacity of first responders and community members in Cumberland County, North Carolina to use naloxone and distribute naloxone kits to reduce the overdose death rate. Over the 4-year project period ending September 2028, the funding will support public health educators and peer support specialists to train at least 5,760 first responders and community members on overdose prevention strategies and distribute 2,400 naloxone kits. The project serves the diverse, underserved population of Cumberland County, which has been disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic.