This $45,452,044 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Opioid STR (CFDA 93.788) program will fund comprehensive initiatives to address opioid and stimulant misuse in Rhode Island over 3 years. The grant will serve 4,177 individuals through prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services, with the potential to reach several thousand more through universal strategies. Key objectives include expanding primary...
The Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc. (RIDMAT/MRC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been awarded a $600,000 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 will fund a comprehensive initiative to enhance behavioral health training and support for rural healthcare providers in Rhode Island. The key...
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 federal Project Grant award of $3,054,966.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The award will fund the Rhode Island Crisis Counseling Program Services for the declared disaster 4766-RI-DR, with a performance period from October 21, 2024 to August 19, 2025. The program aims to deliver critical crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,497,006.00, 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, aims to increase access to and engagement in culturally congruent, status neutral substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health disorder (COD) care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with intersectional LGBTQ+...
The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), Behavioral Healthcare Division, received a $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. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the RI Drug Court Support Project to increase screening, treatment, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $75,500,157 Project Grant on Sep 30, 2024 under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Government of the District of Columbia. This funding will support the DCOR 4 initiative, which aims to address the opioid overdose crisis in Washington, D.C. by increasing access to medication for opioid...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $597,366 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Hampshire County Sheriff's Office in West Virginia. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to recruit and train rural EMS personnel to provide holistic, evidence-based, and trauma-informed care for mental health and substance use disorder patients. Key objectives...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to High Point Treatment Center, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the "Partnering with Youth for Success in Regional Prevention" project. This initiative aims to (1)...
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...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,656,459 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the City of Providence, Rhode Island. The Providence Overdose Prevention Project will support first responders, with a focus on Emergency Medical Services, in citywide overdose prevention efforts among adults 18 years of age and older in Providence. The project aims to (1) increase the capacity of Providence EMS to engage people who use drugs and connect them to substance use services, (2) decrease the rate of fatal overdose through overdose education and naloxone distribution, and (3) decrease the rate of non-fatal overdose through connections to treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other support services. The project proposes to serve 1,500 unique individuals in the first year and 7,250 total by the end of the 4-year project period, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028.