January 15, 2020
Funding Opportunity Available
Carson City, NV – Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced
that his office has received a $698,000 grant for the Overdose Detection
Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) Statewide Expansion and Response Program. This
competitive grant was awarded by the U.S Department of Justice’s Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
Program (COAP). ODMAP is an information technology platform that allows first
responders to report suspected pre-hospital drug overdoses in real time. ODMAP was
created by the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area to
detect, track and log overdoses to facilitate real time drug overdose
information sharing between law enforcement agencies fire departments, and
emergency medical services.
In furtherance of AG
Ford’s investment in the health and safety of all Nevadans, this grant will
support statewide adoption of ODMAP, as well as support the development of
highly coordinated public safety, behavioral health and public health responses
to the data, focusing on “hot spots” and trends of concern.
“The opioid crisis hit
Nevada hard, and my office is actively working to hold responsible parties
accountable and prevent future drug overdoses in our communities,” said AG
Ford. “ODMAP is one of the most useful technologies at our disposal to
evaluate overdose spikes and trends, and to intervene when necessary. I
encourage all local agencies committed to public health and safety to take
advantage of this unique funding opportunity.”
As a result of this
grant, the Office of the Nevada Attorney General is making a funding
opportunity available to support two purpose areas. The first purpose area will
focus on cross-sector partnerships so local communities can make meaningful use
of the data collected through ODMAP. The funding will aid local communities to
use the collected data to intervene and target specific geographic areas or
high risk individuals. Local agencies and groups pursuing public safety, public
health, medical and prevention services are encouraged to apply for funding.
Those that receive funding are expected to develop implementation plans for
responding to the data collected in ODMAP, to include identifying the frequency
and format of data sharing; defining spikes and hot spots; and identifying
appropriate interventions by public safety, behavioral health and public health
partners.
The second purpose
area of this funding is to establish an Application Programming Interface
(API). API is a popular method for stakeholder agencies to contribute data
without creating additional manual reporting or processes. The API allows for
data integration by connecting with the agency or state’s Record Management
Software (RMS) to ODMAP. An API allows for the direct, automated integration of
the two systems. Funding will support the contribution of overdose data by
allowing for data integration by connecting the Nevada Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Record Management Software to ODMAP. This supports the near
real-time transfer of overdose data from the time the information is entered
into the electronic health record (EHR) to the automatic population of ODMAP.
Agencies interested in applying for funding must submit
a completed application by Thursday February 6, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. PST. For a copy of the
solicitation and application packet or for more information, please visit the
grants page of our website here or contact our Grants
Manager, Debbie Tanaka, at DTanaka@ag.nv.gov .
Funding is for the period of March 1, 2020 through
June 30, 2021. The total available funding is $443,000. The Office of Nevada
Attorney General anticipates making approximately 5-7 awards in the range of
$50,000-$100,000 each for Purpose Area #1 and one award in the range of
$50,000-$100,000 for Purpose Area #2.
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