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Prevention Education and Training for Substance Misuse and HIV/AIDS Using a Navigation Approach: The Charleston County EMPOWERR Program for Minority Teens and Emerging Adults

Award Number: H79SP082099
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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The purpose of this proposal is to enhance the capacity of the EMPOWERR Program in the Charleston-North Charleston metropolitan area of South Carolina to provide education and training on substance misuse and HIV risk and to link racial/ethnic minority adolescents and young adults at highest risk for HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) with necessary services. The Charleston-North Charleston area has consistently been in the top 10 metropolitan areas in the Southeast for new HIV infections, with young and racial/ethnic minority men and women making up the largest number of new infections. The proposed activities in this application, which fully align with the required activities outlined in FOA SP-20-001, will leverage a navigation approach to address the intersection of SUD and HIV risk—through expansion of our prevention education, training, and linkage services, with a focus on racial/ethnic minority adolescents and young adults. Specifically, this grant will provide the necessary resources for EMPOWERR Prevention Navigators to partner with various community sectors (juvenile justice, high-risk school/school-based organizations, healthcare agencies offering SUD services and HIV testing and treatment) to implement comprehensive, community-based substance and HIV prevention strategies; develop and implement public messaging and awareness campaigns on substance misuse risk; offer HIV testing and Viral Hepatitis (VH) testing in the community; provide EMPOWERR-based navigation services to link individuals with HIV, VH, or SUD treatment; provide navigation follow-up regarding linkage and retention to ensure engagement and successful navigation of services; provide education and training to personnel within the community regarding the importance of HIV and SUD screening and successful linkage with treatment services when indicated. Outcomes will be closely and regularly monitored, including the number of: (1) participants who received substance misuse education; (2) participants who received HIV risk reduction education, including (4) those who can identify at least two risk factors for HIV related to SUD after training; (4) persons tested for HIV and/or VH through the program; (5) participants who test positive HIV; (6) participants linked to services; (7) participants linked to services who obtain services; (8) participants who report no use of alcohol and other drugs at pre-test who remain non-users at post-test; and, (9) participants that rate the risk of harm from substance misuse as great. By the end of the five-year period, 500 unduplicated individuals will receive evidence-based prevention education for SUDs and HIV through the partnerships (SBIRT, SHARP; 100 annually); 430 unduplicated people will be tested for HIV/VH (86 annually); 300 unduplicated people will receive navigation services (60 annually); and 75 unduplicated community based workers will receive training in HIV and SUD screening and linkage (15 annually). The overarching goal of the project is to reduce SUD and the number of new HIV infections among racial/ethnic minority adolescents and young adults, in the Charleston-North Charleston area of SC.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	4/1/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $199,994 )
2023	2023	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	4	8/15/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,994
2023	2022	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	12/8/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2022	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	10/19/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2022	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	1/20/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,994

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,993 )
2022	2022	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	7/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,993
2022	2021	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	3/17/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	6/15/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,993

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,973 )
2021	2021	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	7/29/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,973
2021	2020	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	9/17/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,973

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $199,980 )
2020	2020	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE	179 ASHLEY AVE	CHARLESTON	SC	29425	CHARLESTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	6/9/2020	NEW	$199,980
														Subtotal = $199,980

Grand Total All Awards = $799,940

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Prevention Education and Training for Substance Misuse and HIV/AIDS Using a Navigation Approach: The Charleston County EMPOWERR Program for Minority Teens and Emerging Adults

Award Number: H79SP082099

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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