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Massachusetts State Opioid Response (SOR) Program - According to MDPH's most recent opioid report, there were 2,290 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths in 2021, an estimated 185 more deaths than the prior year and above the previous peak of 2,110 deaths in 2016. While increases in drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts continue to trend lower than nationwide figures, they mirror a return to historically high rates driven in large part by public health challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and an increasingly poisoned drug supply, primarily with fentanyl.

With SOR funding, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), the applicant organization, will serve individuals affected by the opioid crisis including individuals who use stimulants, specifically targeting these high-risk populations: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+, individuals who have experienced a prior nonfatal overdose, youth and families impacted by the opioid crisis, persons with a history of incarceration, pregnant and parenting women, individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals at risk of contracting and/or currently living with infectious disease, people who use stimulants alone and/or with other drugs, and persons with co-occurring mental health disorders.

MA DPH will ensure that funds are directed at the most marginalized populations and address systemic racial and ethnic disparities in access to SUD services. We seek to serve 14,975 (note: 8,975 are GPRA eligible) individuals annually over the two-year project period through implementing the following activities:

1) Prevention and intervention services for youth and families;
2) Overdose prevention and harm reduction services including post-overdose support teams to outreach to people who have overdosed;
3) Opioid treatment program (OTP)/office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) enhancements to increase access for target populations;
4) Expansion of opioid and stimulant treatment access initiatives such as hub and spoke/collaborative and transitional models of care and stimulant treatment and recovery team programs;
5) Programming targeting pregnant and parenting women and their families that includes wrap-around supports, peer recovery coaching, and access to MAT;
6) Recovery supports including rapid rehousing, and the Access to Recovery program which facilitates client choice by providing voucher-based options and life skills training to support recovery goals;
7) Expansion of developmentally appropriate recovery supports for youth and young adults.

We also propose to:
8) Enhancements to existing state data analysis and reporting capabilities and improvements to web-based platforms to disseminate timely and accurate information to address the opioid crisis;
9) Implementation of widespread workforce development capacity building and training activities targeting a variety of sectors and audiences;
10) Development and expansion of strategic communication and media campaigns targeting high-risk populations and high-need geographic regions in the Commonwealth to increase knowledge about addiction, decrease stigma, and improve awareness on how to prevent overdose and how to access treatment and recovery supports; and
11) Implement ongoing needs assessment and strategic planning to inform activities.

We anticipate the MA SOR grant activities will improve, expand, and enhance access to opioid and/or stimulant use disorder treatment, prevent overdose, and support sustained recovery to achieve life-saving results.

Massachusetts Department Of Public Health

ADDRESSING THE OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS WITHIN SUCH STATES, USED FOR CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPLEMENT ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO OPIOIDS UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT UNDER SUBPART II OF PART B OF TITLE XIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT (42 U.S.C. 300X21 ET SEQ.), AND TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Boston, Massachusetts 021084603 United States

Single Zip Code

State Opioid Response Grants (TI-22-005)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/29/24 to 09/29/25 and the total obligations have increased 609% from $16,537,500 to $117,293,500.