Project Grant NH28CE002658

The County of Hamilton, Ohio will receive $700,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance services for participants in the Hamilton County Adult Drug Treatment and Recovery Court (DTRC) program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The DTRC provides specialized supervision and treatment for criminal defendants with substance use disorders in Hamilton County,...

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The grant will fund the Education Medication Support Project (EMS) to improve substance use disorder treatment and recovery outcomes for adults in reentry from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, OH. Working with project partners Addiction...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support "Healthy People, Healthy Communities" - a comprehensive youth-led approach to substance use prevention in southern Ohio. Key activities include: Collecting data through the Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey to inform decision-making and measure outcomes...

The Hamilton County Board of Education received a $316,691 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to implement the School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Hamilton County Board of Education's efforts to enhance school safety and prevent violence through community policing strategies and partnerships under the Public Safety Partnership and...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants), supports a collaborative research project between the Hamilton County Office of Addiction Response (HC-OAR) and the University of Cincinnati. The $356,130 grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, has two main objectives: Identify overdose hotspots in Cincinnati, Ohio using spatial analysis of...

The County of Hamilton, Ohio was awarded a $1.6 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to implement the Hamilton County's Co-Responder Deflection Pilot (HC CORE) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. HC CORE is a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort between law enforcement and peer navigators to provide community-based pathways to...

The Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (SAPC), in conjunction with Families and Communities Together, Inc. (FACT), was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 5-year project, starting on September 30, 2024, aims to: 1) strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders to address youth substance abuse, and 2) reduce substance use among youth and adults by addressing risk factors...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support a five-year initiative by the Community Coalition Alliance, Inc. to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Putnam County, Florida. The funded project will implement evidence-based prevention strategies, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, provide parental education, and execute community outreach...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $995,777 Project Grant under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program to the Hamilton County Board of Education in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The "HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS DIVERSE RECRUITMENT AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH (DREAM)" project aims to improve students' safety and well-being through comprehensive mental health and educational support initiatives. Key focus areas...

The Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) was awarded $550,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop and implement the Hamilton County Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center (HC-CRSC). The HC-CRSC will be a 24/7 crisis receiving facility focused on law enforcement drop-off for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring...