H79TI085544
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bridging Access to Florida Recovery Communities - Rebel Recovery Florida (RRFL) is a peer-led, grassroots direct service agency founded, staffed, and led by individuals with lived substance use experience and who follow a full range of recovery pathways to support resilience and wellness. Founded on harm reduction principles, all services are guided by the belief that recovery support should reflect the personal, individual nature of recovery.
RRFL was the first peer service recovery community organization (RCO) in Palm Beach County (PBC) and has provided direct peer support services and recovery support services to adults in PBC through individual outreach and engagement, as well as through partnerships with the Department of Children and Families, PBC Sheriff's Office, Florida Atlantic University's College of Social Work and College of Medicine, 211-Mobile Crisis, NAMI, and community stakeholders serving vulnerable populations.
As a CAPRSS-accredited RCO, RRFL is recognized nationally for its peer programs and harm reduction service delivery that aims to improve health outcomes for everyone impacted by substance use, following any recovery pathway by any means.
The PBC Board of Commission contracted with RRFL to develop the FLASH Services Exchange. This is the second syringe services program established in Florida and the only peer-led Florida SSP. This hybrid RCO model is unique.
To advance research on SUD in PBC, RRFL has partnered with Florida Atlantic University's College of Social Work and College of Medicine and offers frontline expertise for advancing response to the addiction and overdose crisis as a collaborating organization for the Bloomberg American Health Initiative through Johns Hopkins University.
Through the Bridging Access to Florida Recovery Communities project, RRFL will expand service access to isolated, underserved, and under-resourced populations living in the western region of Palm Beach County. Over three years, Rebel Recovery will increase provision of peer and recovery support services in these communities and engage direct services with 400 unduplicated individuals, schedule weekly mobile peer recovery service sites (144 site dates), outreach and education events, including 6 Wellness Recovery Action Plan Seminar 1 groups.
PRSS will also be supported by side-by-side programming with FLASH and through extensive, existing linkages with detention centers, treatment and MAT providers, hospitals, education and certification bodies, housing support agencies, and auxiliary service providers. Telehealth will be provided to support continued engagement and linkage to allied service providers.
Over three years, RRFL will work to expand RCO capacity and bridge service gaps in surrounding Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties by providing education and training to community members. This will include offering approximately 4,800 paid work experience hours and 240 hours of supervision to 60 peer supports living within these communities to help them prepare for their Certified Recovery Peer Specialist state credential. This will include the provision of 3 Helping Others Heal Peer Specialist trainings and 3 Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator trainings. The project team will also provide advanced technical assistance to 3 emerging RCOs working toward sustainability and accreditation.
To address existing stigma and bias within target communities, RRFL will highlight reversed overdose affirmed resilience experiences through an 18-video "Hear Our Roar" storytelling series meaningful and culturally appropriate for the target communities to effectively raise harm reduction awareness and the impact of PRSS.
Funds for the proposed program will bridge service gaps and strengthen RCO network to expand PRSS among vulnerable populations, improve community RSS, advance peer workforce development, and promote resilient recovery messaging, education, and outreach beyond PBC.
RRFL was the first peer service recovery community organization (RCO) in Palm Beach County (PBC) and has provided direct peer support services and recovery support services to adults in PBC through individual outreach and engagement, as well as through partnerships with the Department of Children and Families, PBC Sheriff's Office, Florida Atlantic University's College of Social Work and College of Medicine, 211-Mobile Crisis, NAMI, and community stakeholders serving vulnerable populations.
As a CAPRSS-accredited RCO, RRFL is recognized nationally for its peer programs and harm reduction service delivery that aims to improve health outcomes for everyone impacted by substance use, following any recovery pathway by any means.
The PBC Board of Commission contracted with RRFL to develop the FLASH Services Exchange. This is the second syringe services program established in Florida and the only peer-led Florida SSP. This hybrid RCO model is unique.
To advance research on SUD in PBC, RRFL has partnered with Florida Atlantic University's College of Social Work and College of Medicine and offers frontline expertise for advancing response to the addiction and overdose crisis as a collaborating organization for the Bloomberg American Health Initiative through Johns Hopkins University.
Through the Bridging Access to Florida Recovery Communities project, RRFL will expand service access to isolated, underserved, and under-resourced populations living in the western region of Palm Beach County. Over three years, Rebel Recovery will increase provision of peer and recovery support services in these communities and engage direct services with 400 unduplicated individuals, schedule weekly mobile peer recovery service sites (144 site dates), outreach and education events, including 6 Wellness Recovery Action Plan Seminar 1 groups.
PRSS will also be supported by side-by-side programming with FLASH and through extensive, existing linkages with detention centers, treatment and MAT providers, hospitals, education and certification bodies, housing support agencies, and auxiliary service providers. Telehealth will be provided to support continued engagement and linkage to allied service providers.
Over three years, RRFL will work to expand RCO capacity and bridge service gaps in surrounding Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties by providing education and training to community members. This will include offering approximately 4,800 paid work experience hours and 240 hours of supervision to 60 peer supports living within these communities to help them prepare for their Certified Recovery Peer Specialist state credential. This will include the provision of 3 Helping Others Heal Peer Specialist trainings and 3 Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator trainings. The project team will also provide advanced technical assistance to 3 emerging RCOs working toward sustainability and accreditation.
To address existing stigma and bias within target communities, RRFL will highlight reversed overdose affirmed resilience experiences through an 18-video "Hear Our Roar" storytelling series meaningful and culturally appropriate for the target communities to effectively raise harm reduction awareness and the impact of PRSS.
Funds for the proposed program will bridge service gaps and strengthen RCO network to expand PRSS among vulnerable populations, improve community RSS, advance peer workforce development, and promote resilient recovery messaging, education, and outreach beyond PBC.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
West Palm Beach,
Florida
334012933
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 200% from $299,946 to $899,946.
Rebel Recovery Florida was awarded
Project Grant H79TI085544
worth $899,946
from the Division of Grants Management in September 2022 with work to be completed primarily in West Palm Beach Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Building Communities of Recovery.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/5/24
Period of Performance
9/30/22
Start Date
9/29/25
End Date
Funding Split
$899.9K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$899.9K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to H79TI085544
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
H79TI085544
SAI Number
H79TI085544-3125130026
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
75SAMH SAMHSA DIVISION OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75MT00 SAMHSA CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Awardee UEI
GALQNAY34BQ9
Awardee CAGE
88QT9
Performance District
FL-20
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Health and Human Services (075-1364) | Health care services | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $599,946 | 100% |
Modified: 7/5/24