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NATIONAL PEER RUN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY SUPPORT - ONE WORLD RECOVERY NETWORK (OWRN), A PEER-LED, BLACK-LED, WOMAN-LED RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (RCO), WILL COORDINATE A NATIONAL PEER-RUN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY SUPPORT (CARS) WITH EFFORTS DRIVEN BY A NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. CARS AIMS TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES INTO A MYRIAD OF TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN UNDERSERVED AND HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES. OWRN WILL COLLABORATE WITH SIX SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE CURRENT PEER RECOVERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH DEEP EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) DELIVERY AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT: THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THE ASSOCIATION FOR RECOVERY SCHOOLS, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO MENTOR & BUILD THE CAPACITY OF RCOS AND PEER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS (PROS) WHO ALREADY PROVIDE LOCALIZED, TAILORED TTA IN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. OWRN WILL ESTABLISH THESE RCOS/PROS AS REGIONAL RECOVERY HUBS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TTA & EXPAND THE ENGAGEMENT OF CARS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL. LEVERAGING THE CAPACITY OF MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS, THIS PEER-RUN CENTER WILL SERVE FOUR MAJOR GROUPS: A) PEER SUPPORT WORKERS AND NETWORKS, B) RCOS/PROS, C) STATE OFFICIALS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATION BOARDS AND SINGLE STATE AUTHORITIES, AND C) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF RECOVERY. CARS ANTICIPATES SERVING 6,262 INDIVIDUALS OVER 5 YEARS (Y1-1,000; Y2-1,248; Y3-1,298; Y4-1,348; AND Y5-1,368) AND WILL COLLECT PERFORMANCE MEASURES THROUGH SAMHSA’S GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT (GPRA) AS WELL AS OUTCOME AND PROCESS EVALUATIONS. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL ADDRESS THREE MAJOR SERVICE GAPS: 1) THE DEARTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCES FOR ROBUST PEER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; 2) THE NEED TO BUILD RECOVERY-RICH COMMUNITIES ACROSS MYRIAD SERVICE SETTINGS AND PURPOSE-FOCUSED SETTINGS; AND 4) THE SHORTAGE OF MECHANISMS TO DISSEMINATE EXISTING AND FUTURE RECOVERY SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FOUR GOALS FOR ADDRESSING THESE GAPS ARE: 1) TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY & EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GENERAL PEER WORKFORCE BY DEVELOPING & PROVIDING TARGETED TTA IN PEER SUPPORT CERTIFICATION, DIGITAL RECOVERY, & COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT INCLUDING FINANCING, SUPERVISION, WORKPLACE CULTURE, & CAREER DEVELOPMENT; 2) TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS ACROSS VARIOUS SERVICE SETTINGS BY DEVELOPING & PROVIDING SPECIALIZED TTA FOR COURT, CORRECTIONS, & RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS, CLINICAL TREATMENT, RECOVERY HOUSING, & RCOS/PROS; 3) TO FOSTER & SUPPORT RECOVERY IN PURPOSE-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTS BY DEVELOPING & PROVIDING SPECIALIZED TTA FOR RECOVERY-READY WORKPLACES, RECOVERY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, & RECOVERY IN HIGH SCHOOLS; AND 4) TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION OF RECOVERY PRACTICES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TTA THAT SUPPORTS BOTH RESEARCH-BASED EVIDENCE & PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH ACROSS THE CORE TOPIC AREA. KEY ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING CAPACITY/NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCANS; DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WEB-BASED RESOURCE LIBRARY; PROVIDING TTA TO REQUESTERS; CREATE AND DISSEMINATE TOOLKITS, CURRICULA, PODCASTS, ONLINE COURSES, AND OTHER RESOURCES; HOST WEBINARS, POLICY ACADEMIES, AND OTHER IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS.

OPIOID-IMPACTED FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM - OWRN PROPOSAL ABSTRACT IN TEXAS, DESPITE GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS TO CURTAIL OPIOID PRESCRIBING, FATALITIES ATTRIBUTED TO OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE CONTINUE TO ESCALATE ANNUALLY. RECOGNIZING THE IMPERATIVE FOR RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES GRAPPLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD STAFF (2019) UNDERSCORED THE NECESSITY FOR ENHANCED SUPPORT STRUCTURES. ACKNOWLEDGING THIS URGENT NEED, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS EMBARKED ON A TARGETED OPIOID RESPONSE INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA). SINCE 2014, ONE WORLD RECOVERY NETWORK (OWRN) HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THIS ENDEAVOR. OWRN HAS SPEARHEADED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) CREDENTIALED REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAP) THAT IS AIMED AT FORTIFYING PEER-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN UNDERSERVED OR REMOTE COMMUNITIES. THE NEED TEXAS, RENOWNED FOR ITS CULTURAL AND EXPERIENTIAL DIVERSITY, PRESENTS A UNIQUE LANDSCAPE NECESSITATING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ARE NOT ONLY LINGUISTICALLY BUT ALSO CULTURALLY ATTUNED. WITH A POPULACE SPANNING DIVERSE ETHNICITIES AND ENCOMPASSING RURAL FARMING ENCLAVES, RANCHING COMMUNITIES, AND BUSTLING URBAN CENTERS, THE STATE'S MULTIFACETED DEMOGRAPHICS UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT PEER INTERVENTIONS. FOR THIS EFFORT, OWRN SELECTED THREE COUNTIES WITHIN TEXAS THAT ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHERE OPIOID USE IS SIGNIFICANT. POPULATIONS SERVED JEFFERSON COUNTY. CHARACTERIZED AS A BORDER COMMUNITY, THE INFLUX OF ILLEGAL DRUGS NECESSITATES ROBUST INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. CULTURALLY ADEPT AND SPANISH-SPEAKING PROVIDERS ARE IMPERATIVE TO ADDRESS THE EVOLVING DEMOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION USE UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, RECOVERY, AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS, ALONGSIDE COL LEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. GRAYSON COUNTY. HOME TO RURAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS, THE POPULATION EXHIBITS A DISPROPORTIONATE RELIANCE ON OPIOIDS TO MANAGE CHRONIC PAIN RESULTING FROM PHYSICAL LABOR. MOREOVER, THE COUNTY FACES HEIGHTENED RISKS OF HIV AND HEPATITIS C OUTBREAKS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. WITH MULTIPLE SETTLEMENTS REACHED WITH RETAIL PHARMACIES AND MANUFACTURERS, THE NEED FOR PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, RECOVERY AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES REMAINS CRITICAL. LUBBOCK COUNTY. AS AN URBAN CENTER, THE PREVALENCE OF FENTANYL USE AND OVERDOSE RATES IS ALARMINGLY HIGH. PROHIBITED HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES NECESSITATE ALTERNATIVE AVENUES TO ADDRESS OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). WHILE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FACILITIES EXIST, THE DEARTH OF LONG-TERM ADDICTION TREATMENT SUPPORTS POSES A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION, A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES IS INDISPENSABLE, ENCOMPASSING PRIMARY CARE, MAT FACILITIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, RECOVERY AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS, COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. PROPOSED OWRN CORE SERVICES OWRN WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES THROUGH ITS RAP PROGRAM AND THE SUPPORT OF THE HRSA OIFSP GRANT: CULTURALLY ADAPTED CURRICULUM TO MEET THE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS IN THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES. TRAINING TO TRAINERS, ENSURING THEY ARE WELL VERSED IN NEW CULTURALLY ADAPTED TRAINING ELEMENTS. MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO RECRUIT TRAINEES AND TO SECURE APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PEER SUPPORT SUPERVISION AND MENTORING THROUGHOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO ENSURE TRAINEE SUPPORT AND PROGRAM SUCCESS. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET BI-MONTHLY TO DISCUSS PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND WORK TOWARD CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT. DATA ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION TO INFORM PROGRAM DECISIONS AND CHANGES THAT WORK TOWARD CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND POSITIVE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.

A FATHER'S PLACE, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

FUNDED EXTENSION

AREAWIDE MANAGEMENT OF AEDES MOSQUITO VECTORS USING NOVEL EFFECTIVE ATTRACT AND KILL STRATEGIES

ARTS-CULTURE-TOURISM

FOR THE VISIT OF COUNTRY FUNK MUSIC GROUP "BLENDED 328" TO BOLIVIA.

TO BRING THE AMERICAN MUSCIAL GROUP BLENDED 328 FOR A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES NATIONWIDE; AND THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.

TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS TO COUNTER EXTREMIST RHETORIC AND DISCUSS HOW TO EMPOWER YOUTH AGAINST EXTREMISM WHILE SUPPORTING A MESSAGE OF CONNECTIVITY, OPENNESS, AND TOLERANCE.

ORGANIZE A VIRTUAL MARATHON AND HOST A PANEL DISCUSSION WEBINAR ON HOW TO EMPOWER YOUTH AGAINST EXTREMISM.

FURBISH LOUSEWORT HABITAT RESTORATION

FOREST MANAGEMENT

2012 FURBISH'S LOUSEWORT HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

2016 FURBISHS LOUSEWORT HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

2015 FURBISH'S LOUSEWORT HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

2014 FURBISH'S LOUSEWORT HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

BY SCREENING CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND ORGANIZING DEBATES. THE FESTIVAL PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN AN ACCESSIBLE MANNER FOR THE PUBLIC

ONE WORLD ARTISANS FURBISH LOUSEWORT

ONE WORLD ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, 14TH EDITION-DEDICATED TO WOMEN RIGHTS, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND THE HISTORY OF WOMEN EMANCIPATION

TO ORGANIZE THE 3RD EDITION ONE WORLD ROMANIA ? FILM FESTIVAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS. AMONG OTHER AMERICAN SCREENINGS IT WILL BE THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

MAMMOVEST? SIMULATOR SYSTEM AND CURRICULUM FOR INITIAL AND CONTINUED EDUCATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY POSITIONING - PROJECT SUMMARY APPROXIMATELY 12% OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED 276,480 NEW CASES OF INVASIVE BREAST CANCER, 48,350 NEW CASES OF NON-INVASIVE (IN-SITU) BREAST CANCER, AND 42,170 DEATHS IN 2020. BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST DIAGNOSED CANCER IN WOMEN, WITH A DEATH RATE SECOND ONLY TO LUNG CANCER. ALTHOUGH MAMMOGRAPHY IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR INITIAL BREAST CANCER SCREENING, 10-30% OF BREAST CANCERS CAN BE MISSED AT MAMMOGRAPHY. DESPITE SEVERAL UNDERLYING EXPLANATIONS, INCLUDING DENSE BREAST TISSUE, SLOW GROWING LESIONS, PERCEPTION ERROR, AND INCORRECT INTERPRETATION OF SUSPECT FINDINGS, ERRORS IN POSITIONING THE BREAST ARE COMMON AND HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON MAMMOGRAPHY'S ACCURACY AS A DIAGNOSTIC MODALITY. FURTHER, POSITIONING ERRORS ARE THE PRIMARY REASON BREAST CENTERS FAIL REACCREDITATION. THESE PROBLEMS STEM FROM THE FACT THAT EXPERIENCE IN BREAST POSITIONING IS LIMITED DURING A MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIST'S TRAINING. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, ONE WORLD DMG IS DEVELOPING THE MAMMOVEST SIMULATOR SYSTEM, A DEVICE AND CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EXPANDED INITIAL TRAINING TO MAMMOGRAPHY STUDENTS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION ON PROPER POSITIONING TO PRACTICING MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS, ULTIMATELY TO INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING. MAMMOVEST WILL BE A WEARABLE VEST WITH LIFE-LIKE FEMALE BREASTS AND REALISTIC ELASTIC SKIN. THE FILLER WILL MIMIC THE REAL FEEL AND RESPONSE OF BREAST TISSUE DURING MANIPULATION AND UNDER COMPRESSION. IN THIS PHASE I SBIR PROGRAM WE WILL FIRST MODIFY THE INITIAL DESIGN OF THE MAMMOVEST, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATIONS, TO BE WEARABLE AND HAVE THE OPTIMAL MOBILITY AND ANATOMY FOR BREAST POSITIONING TRAINING. THIS FIRST `STANDARD' MAMMOVEST WILL PROVIDE MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS WITH A DEPENDABLE, STANDARDIZED RESOURCE FOR BEGINNER- LEVEL TRAINING. WE WILL CONDUCT A FACE (OR CONTENT) VALIDITY STUDY IN WHICH EXPERT MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS WILL EVALUATE THE REALISM OF THE `STANDARD' MAMMOVEST WITH ADDITIONAL EFFORT ALLOTTED TO MAKING ANY DESIGN MODIFICATIONS DISCOVERED TO BE NECESSARY IN THE VALIDATION STUDY. FINALLY, WE WILL DEVELOP AND OUTLINE A DOWNLOADABLE CURRICULUM FOR TRAINING BREAST POSITIONING USING MAMMOVEST IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR EXPERT MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIST. THE CURRICULUM WILL INCLUDE VIDEOS OF PROPER POSITIONING, METRICS FOR SUCCESS, AND COMMON ERRORS. THIS PHASE I SBIR WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT MAMMOVEST CAN BE A COMPLETE, VALIDATED TRAINING SYSTEM FOR MAMMOGRAPHY AND BREAST POSITIONING. IN PHASE II MULTIPLE MAMMOVESTS WITH DIVERSE BREAST MORPHOLOGIES, INCLUDING THOSE MOST CHALLENGING TO POSITION (VERY LARGE, VERY SMALL, AUGMENTED, ETC.), WILL BE BUILT, THE CURRICULUM EXPANDED, AND FURTHER VALIDATION STUDIES COMPLETED. ULTIMATELY, MAMMOVEST WILL PROVIDE STANDARDIZED AND VALIDATED BREAST POSITIONING TRAINING TO MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS AND RADIOLOGISTS, POTENTIALLY IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF MAMMOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.