H79SP082750

Grant to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths 2021 - The State of Alaska Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP)

Project HOPE (Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention, and Education) works directly with 127 community, tribal, and governmental partners to distribute naloxone across the largest state with the most remote communities in the nation. Through these partners, Project HOPE has distributed 41,820 kits resulting in no less than 300 lives saved since 2017.

Project HOPE will enhance its programming through PDO Advisory Council strategic direction of naloxone distribution, comprehensive training curricula, and community grants to agencies serving people at high risk of overdosing to link them to care.

One goal of this project is to increase cost-effectiveness of naloxone distribution by improving strategic direction of Project HOPE infrastructure using data-informed approaches. The objectives to reach this goal revolve around developing a comprehensive needs assessment and a multisectional PDO Advisory Team. Using the PDO Advisory Team, a strategic approach will be created to increase access to naloxone and treatment for those most in need through the Alaska Naloxone Distribution and Overdose Death Prevention Plan (ANDODP).

The second goal is to prevent overdose, overdose morbidity, and overdose mortality from occurring by implementing a sustainable opioid overdose prevention education and training campaign across providers, emergency responders, and the community. Aims to reach this goal include developing two different curricula, one for professionals and the other for people living with the risk of overdose and those who surround them. A train-the-trainer program will be conducted for these curricula across existing Project HOPE stakeholders, and the training will be distributed.

The final goal of this project is to decrease overdose morbidity and mortality by increasing access to naloxone and treatment. Objectives targeted to support this goal ensure purchasing and distribution of naloxone to those serving high-risk people and in high-needs areas. Additionally, community grants will be awarded to agencies that serve people at high risk for linkage to treatment.

Expected results of the enhanced Project HOPE are for at least 1,000 people to be served annually, and a total of at least 7,000 people to be served by the end of this project.

Alaska Department Of Health And Social Services

SAMHSA WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRIORITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ASSISTANCE (GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TO STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES, INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE ENTITIES. UNDER THESE SECTIONS, CSAT, CMHS AND CSAP SEEK TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDITIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES AND TO ADDRESS PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN IN DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS THROUGH BY FUNDING GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROJECTS. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS MAY BE FOR (1) KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION PROJECTS FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND THE CONDUCT OR SUPPORT OF EVALUATIONS OF SUCH PROJECTS, (2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, (3) TARGETED CAPACITY RESPONSE PROGRAMS (4) SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS INCLUDING STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANTS AND CLIENT-ORIENTED AND CONSUMER RUN SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES AND (5) PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (6) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INTO PUBLICLY-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS

93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Juneau, Alaska 998011149 United States

Single Zip Code

Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths (SP-21-002)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 302% from $842,453 to $3,385,192.