04/01/2021 | Ohio Announces Grant Awards Totaling More Than $13M to Help Local Communities Continue Fight Against Opioid Addiction
For Immediate Release: April 1, 2021 Contact: Eric Wandersleben c: 614-359-6754
Ohio Announces Grant Awards Totaling More Than $13M to Help Local Communities Continue Fight Against Opioid Addiction
(COLUMBUS, OH) – Governor Mike DeWine today joined RecoveryOhio and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) to announce funding awards totaling more than $13 million to help communities throughout Ohio continue the fight against opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths. These State Opioid Response (SOR) 2.0 grants come at a time when many communities are seeing increased demand for behavioral health services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“This federal funding will expand our ability to work with local community partners and use innovative means of technology to support Ohioans in need and on their recovery journeys, especially as we work through the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and substance use treatment needs,” said Governor Mike DeWine.
The state agency announced a total of 57 awards, including nearly $4.9 million to 36 community organizations under the “Use of Community Partners” program, and $8.3 million to 21 recipients of the “Use of Innovation” program.
“While the pandemic has rightfully been front and center in everyone’s minds, the opioid epidemic hasn’t gone away – it persists as a threat to our citizens and our communities,” said OhioMHAS Director Lori Criss. “This funding will help our local partners connect even more Ohioans to treatment and recovery services and support their use of new technology and innovation to stem the tide of opioid addiction.”
The ‘Use of Community Partners’ funding initiative seeks to strengthen Ohio’s integrated behavioral health system by closing gaps in the local continuum of care. Funding under this planned investment supports traditional and nontraditional community partners such as faith-based and minority organizations to engage more effectively with vulnerable, harder to reach Ohioans in services to support long-term community recovery.
The ‘Use of Innovation’ funds, meanwhile, will support technology and innovation advancements in Ohio’s behavioral health care delivery system. Examples include the use of digital cafes and expanded telehealth service provision and increasing access to Smartphone applications designed to support individuals in recovery.
Community Partners Awardees - Total $4,864,509.82
| Applicant | Preliminary Approved | County |
| 1) Andrew's House of Hope | $86,125.00 | Allen |
| 2) Basecamp Recovery Center | $110,000.00 | Franklin |
| 3) Brigid's Path | $150,000.00 | Montgomery |
| 4) Center for Addiction Treatment (CAT) | $109,671.64 | Cuyahoga |
| 5) Cleveland Treatment Center | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 6) Coleman Professional Services | $149,265.00 | Portage |
| 7) DeCoach Rehabilitation | $60,828.75 | Butler |
| 8) Discovering New Paths | $122,000.00 | Hamilton |
| 9) Hope Village | $149,966.20 | Portage |
| 10) Jordan Community Residential Center | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 11) Lima UMADAOP | $300,000.00 | Allen |
| 12) Lorain UMADAOP | $150,000.00 | Lorain |
| 13) Lower Lights Ministries | $57,000.00 | Franklin |
| 14) Meridian Healthcare | $148,386.78 | Mahoning |
| 15) New Directions | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 16) Point of Freedom | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 17) Primary Care Solutions of Ohio Inc | $150,000.00 | Lucas |
| 18) Primary Purpose Center | $150,000.00 | Lorain |
| 19) Quest Recovery Center | $132,991.50 | Summit |
| 20) Recovery Resources | $38,624.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 21) Save A Lot Renovation | $149,889.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 22) St Vincent Charity Medical Center | $147,428.20 | Cuyahoga |
| 23) Talbert House | $150,000.00 | Hamilton |
| 24) The Briermost Foundation | $145,426.80 | Cuyahoga |
| 25) The Columbus Chapter of The Links | $150,000.00 | Franklin |
| 26) The Freedom Center | $146,551.50 | Knox |
| 27) The LIT Movement | $149,740.00 | Hamilton |
| 28) Thrive Therapeutics | $98,970.00 | Preble |
| 29) UMADAOP of Dayton | $150,000.00 | Montgomery |
| 30) University of Cincinnati | $150,000.00 | Hamilton |
| 31) WestCare Foundation | $89,231.70 | Montgomery |
| 32) Women of Hope | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 33) People Places and Dreams | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 34) Mommy and Me Too | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
| 35) DeCoach Rehabilitation | $72,413.75 | Butler |
| 36) Hispanic UMADAOP | $150,000.00 | Cuyahoga |
