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COMAT: Community Outreach MAT Initiative

Award Number: H79TI085463
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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COMAT: Community Outreach MAT Initiative - COMAT increases the number of people with OUD receiving MOUD & decreases illicit opioid drug use/Rx opioid misuse in adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) seeking/receiving MAT who are living/being treated in rural Mercer, McDowell & Wyoming counties, WV. The focus pop. suffers high opioid overdose deaths, poor social determinants of health, high infectious disease rates & multigenerational drug use. COMAT serves 200 clients/year (1,000 total). Project goals & measurable objectives (interventions/strategies) are to (1) Increase the number of individuals with OUD receiving MOUD by increasing workforce capacity by (A) Expanding workforce capacity by hiring & training 3 Case Managers, 3 Peer Recovery Support Specialists (PRSS), 1 Project Director, an Evaluation Team & increasing Med. Provider/Director time; (B) Increasing MAT service capacity to increase the number and speed of psychiatric evaluations, thus reducing client wait times by 10% by the end of the 5-year grant period; (C) Expanding the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) use by ensuring that three SHCMHC delegates are trained to use the PDMP & (D) Ensuring that the newly hired Medical Provider obtains a DATA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to more than 30 patients. (2) Increase the # of individuals with OUD receiving MOUD by expanding community outreach by (A) Conducting a 5-year Overdose Fatality Analysis with the purpose of developing a targeted outreach strategy to reduce community overdose; (B) Partnering with the QRT to apply the Ring Immunization Model to overdose victims; (C) Conducting two culturally competent outreach activities in each county in each quarter; (D) Conducting quarterly specialized disparity group outreach events to engage the disparity populations (LGBT+, African American, Veterans & those in poverty); (E) Providing transportation services to clients who lack transportation or broadband services; (F) Providing services to COMAT client family members; (G) Screening local inmates for OUD, provide service referrals, intakes & transportation to appropriate services upon release; (H) Purchasing Avatar care routing software to maximize on-call workforce capacity & (I) Continuing partnering with One Voice and Community Connections in support of harm reduction. (3) Improve outcomes for adults with OUD seeking or receiving MAT by (A) Serving 200 clients each year; (B) Decreasing illicit opioid drug use and Rx opioid misuse at 6-month follow-up; (C) Empowering clients to experience significant improvement in NOMs mental health outcomes at 6-month follow-up; (D) Empowering 80% of clients to remain in treatment for at least 6-months throughout the life of the grant; (E) Monitoring disparity group outcomes to ensure equal access/outcomes; (F) Partnering with Tug River to provide infectious disease services & (G) Identifying a staff member to be trained in Rx for Change and to develop/implement a tobacco cessation program for clients with OUD who are receiving MOUD. (4) Sustain COMAT Services beyond grant funding by (A) Creating a sustainability plan for each COMAT budget line item to ensure sustainability & (B) Sustaining client/family member engagement in the program by involving clients/family members in the COMAT Advisory Board.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $619,000 )
2025	2025	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC	200 12TH STREET EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	9/23/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$619,000
2025	2024	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC	200 12TH STREET EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	9/25/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $619,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $750,000 )
2024	2024	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC	200 12TH STREET EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	6/26/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$750,000
2024	2023	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC	200 12TH STREET EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	10/6/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $750,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $750,000 )
2023	2023	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	200 12TH ST EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	6/23/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$750,000
2023	2022	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	200 12TH ST EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	11/29/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $750,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $750,000 )
2022	2022	SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.	200 12TH ST EXT	PRINCETON	WV	24740	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/1/2022	NEW	$750,000
														Subtotal = $750,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,869,000

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COMAT: Community Outreach MAT Initiative

Award Number: H79TI085463

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2027

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