Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
The Forest County Potawatomi Community’s Tribal Opioid Response Project will allow the Tribe to expand services to community members who are battling, or have been impacted by, the opioid abuse epidemic. In 2017, 28 Tribal members were reported to have experienced non-fatal overdoses, while three members lost their lives. Already in 2018, Forest County has suffered 21 overdoses and eight overdose deaths. These statistics are staggering, considering that the Tribe and Forest County are both small, with 1,600 members and 9,000 residents, respectively. This project specifically proposes additional culturally-relevant, community-based activities to support the Tribe’s AODA programming efforts. In particular, the development of a sweat lodge, as well as annual wilderness expeditions for community members, will enhance the Network of Recovery that the Tribe has developed to combat opioid addiction from several directions. The Tribe also seeks to provide additional training and education to its AODA staff, as well as support for the recruitment and recognition of youth leaders in the newly revitalized youth prevention program. This project also proposes disbursement of naloxone to Tribal Security and family members of opiate addicts to support overdose prevention in the community, as well as funding to assist approximately 20 uninsured and underinsured clients pay for much needed addiction treatment. Collectively, the Tribe respectfully requests $85,742 from the SAMHSA Tribal Opioid Response Grant opportunity in order to support the enhancement of current opioid abuse treatment and overdose prevention programming in the FCPC Tribal community.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
