$17.1 Million Grant Extends Model Nationwide
The Fletcher Group has been awarded a $17.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). As part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), the grant will support evidence-based efforts to prevent and treat Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in rural communities.
“We’re extremely honored,” said Fletcher Group Founder Ernie Fletcher. “This grant provides the resources to expand the full spectrum of evidenced-based Recovery Housing, including the highly successful Recovery Kentucky model, all across rural America.”
Founder Ernie Fletcher
Recovery Kentucky was founded in 2004 by Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher and Kentucky Housing Corporation Chairman Don Ball. It is well-known for helping thousands of rural Kentuckians rebuild their lives while saving millions of taxpayer dollars.
Fletcher Group CEO Dave Johnson said the funds will help establish a Rural Center of Excellence (RCOE) from which technical assistance can be shared with rural communities and organizations fighting the opioid epidemic.
“The Rural Center of Excellence,” said Johnson, “will help rural communities and organizations develop Recovery Housing for high-risk individuals including the homeless and those with SUDs involved in the criminal justice system.”
CEO Dave Johnson
This web page is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $17.1 million with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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