This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (CFDA 16.754) aims to enhance the capacity of Puerto Rico's Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA) to prevent prescription drug misuse and opioid-related harm across the territory. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Achieving a 20% reduction in alerts among flagged adults at risk of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 Guara Bi Inc., a non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund a comprehensive substance use prevention program targeting youth ages 13-24 across Puerto Rico. Key...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc. The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will fund a comprehensive program to provide evidence-based treatment, recovery support services, and housing assistance for individuals with substance use disorders...
This 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 provides $1,500,000 to the Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center (GBHWC) to address opioid and substance use disorders in Guam. The "Guam Opioid Response Project" (GORP) aims to increase access to substance use treatment, recovery support services, and...
This Project Grant award, totaling $900,000 and effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, 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 award will support Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc., a non-profit organization, in developing, enhancing, expanding, and delivering recovery support services (RSS) as well as...
The Department of Health for the U.S. territory of American Samoa was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, aims to: Increase access to treatment services for individuals with opioid or stimulant use disorders by developing a continuum...
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health's Federal Grants Coordination & Monitoring Division was awarded a $1,500,000 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 funding will be used to implement a comprehensive naloxone distribution and saturation plan across the U.S. Virgin Islands. This initiative aims to...
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 Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) was awarded a $24,000,000 Project Grant 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 Hawaii State Opioid Response (Hawaii SOR 4) project aims to address opioid and stimulant use, misuse, and overdose in the state of Hawaii. Key activities include: Expanding access to...
This Project Grant award of $1,561,828.00 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 supports the "San Antonio First Responders Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Project". The key objectives are to: 1) Administer buprenorphine to 8,353 opioid overdose patients within 72 hours; 2) Dispatch peers to provide recovery support and...
This $37,611,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 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 support a 3-year initiative in Puerto Rico to address the opioid crisis through evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services.
Key activities include enrolling 3,240 high school students in a substance abuse prevention program, conducting workshops for 38,250 older adults annually, distributing 14,000 fentanyl and xylazine test strips, training 400 first responders in naloxone use, and providing medication-assisted treatment and recovery support services to over 750 adults with opioid use disorder, including 150 male inmates. The grant will also fund integrated behavioral health services, telehealth strategies, and community-based recovery programs for 600 new opioid patients. Additionally, the project aims to provide peer counseling and housing support to 480 adults with opioid use disorder annually, with outreach to at least 60 homeless individuals per year.