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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$74,315,037

Department of Health and Human Services·Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

to NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

healthactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-09-30·LATEST ACTION2026-04-06·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_H79TI087844_075
Award description

NORTH CAROLINA SOR 4 APPLICATION - THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NORTH CAROLINA, USING THE NORTH CAROLINA OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE ACTION PLAN 3.0, UPDATED MARCH 2021 WITH THE INPUT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS THE GUIDE. THE ACTION PLAN AIMS TO PREVENT, REDUCE HARM AND CONNECT TO CARE. THE PLAN FOCUSES ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS: (1) EQUITY AND LIVED EXPERIENCES (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY), (2) PREVENTING FUTURE OPIOID ADDICTION THROUGH EDUCATION (3) REDUCING HARM, (4) CONNECTING TO CARE BY INCREASING TREATMENT ACCESS FOR ADULTS IN RURAL AREAS, HIGH-NEED URBAN AREAS, AS WELL THOSE JUSTICE-INVOLVED (RECOVERY-ORIENTED), (5) EXPANDING ACCESS TO HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS. EFFORTS WILL BE FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES THAT CAN REALISTICALLY BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT. THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING WILL ADDRESS ACCESS TO CARE AND TREATMENT NEEDS, BUT ALSO INCLUDES CONTINUED CONTRACTS WITH THE EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE INDIAN AND CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT PLANS TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF 3,000 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1 AND AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE GRANT AS WELL AS IN YEAR 3.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Fund North Carolina's three-year opioid crisis response program addressing prevention, harm reduction, and treatment access across rural and urban areas.

Sub-sectors
opioid-crisis-responsesubstance-abuse-treatmentbehavioral-health-equity
Why this matters

Addresses the ongoing opioid epidemic through comprehensive state-level intervention targeting underserved populations and justice-involved individuals.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002399.

Period of performance
Start
2024-09-30
End
2027-09-29
Status
activein 499 days
Sources

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