Street Outreach

The New York State (NYS) Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) announces the availability of funding for organizations to provide services through mobile outreach to expand harm reduction education, support, resources, and linkages. Providers will target individuals who actively use drugs and are not engaged in harm reduction or treatment services, face chronic barriers to care, or live far from traditional brick-and-mortar harm reduction services. This may include individuals served previously by the SUD treatment system but who have disengaged from treatment services. Street outreach teams build trust with individuals over time while providing services that reduce potentially negative consequences associated with substance use and link them to appropriate, sought-out, out/or requested additional care. The ultimate objective of the initiative is to reduce drug related fatalities, transmission of infectious diseases (such as HIV/HCV) and expand access to care.

When available, the RFA documents will be found on the OASAS Procurement Website. 

Direct link: https://oasas.ny.gov/rfa-24031-street-outreach

Procurements page: https://oasas.ny.gov/procurement