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2025 Short-Term Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) Grants

Community-based Opioid Recovery Efforts (CORE) Spring Grant Opportunity one-pager

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The Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC) seeks to empower local organizations to address the opioid crisis at its roots through the 2025 Short-term Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) grant opportunity. The CORE grant funding is directly broken out and allocated among the 20 Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) regions for projects meeting the criteria for council-approved strategies in the following categories: treatment and coordination of care; prevention and public safety; recovery support services; and workforce development and training. The funds will be one-time awards for projects less than a year and the maximum grant award is $250,000 or 20 percent of the total funds available in a region.

By providing funding in RHP regions, the Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) grants support innovative, community-driven solutions that enhance prevention, treatment and recovery efforts, ultimately improving the lives of individuals and families affected by addiction across Texas.

On September 8, 2025, the OAFC voted to award 2025 Short-term CORE grants to the following entities in each RHP region. Additionally, the table below includes the OAFC category most closely aligned with each grant project.

RHP Region Entity Name Amount Awarded ($) OAFC Category
1 Cenikor Foundation 250,000 Recovery Support Services
1 East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 250,000 Recovery Support Services
1 Recovery Resource Council 221,229 Treatment and Coordination of Care
1 The Methadone Clinic of East Texas, LLC 229,869 Treatment and Coordination of Care
1 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 247,747 Treatment and Coordination of Care
2 ADA Women's Center 243,063 Recovery Support Services
2 Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas 196,450 Recovery Support Services
2 Loula Foundation 250,000 Workforce Development and Training
2 Recovery Council of Southeast Texas 249,000 Recovery Support Services
2 Spindletop Center 250,000 Recovery Support Services
2 Texas A&M University Health Science Center 250,000 Prevention and Public Safety
2 Texas Treatment Services, LLC 249,986 Treatment and Coordination of Care
2 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 250,000 Workforce Development and Training
3 Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans 245,267 Prevention and Public Safety
3 Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources 250,000 Workforce Development and Training
3 El Campo Memorial Hospital 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 Form Communities, Inc 164,135 Prevention and Public Safety
3 Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 Harris County Public Health 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 Magnificat Houses, Inc. 183,335 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 Phoenix Houses of Texas, Inc. 250,000 Prevention and Public Safety
3 Santa Maria Hostel, Inc. 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 Texas A&M University Health Science Center 250,000 Prevention and Public Safety
3 Texas Treatment Centers Inc 247,086 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 The Council on Recovery 249,938 Recovery Support Services
3 the Montrose Center 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 The Phoenix Multisport Inc 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 The Thirteenth Step LLC 249,179 Treatment and Coordination of Care
3 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 250,000 Workforce Development and Training
3 The Women's Home 250,000 Recovery Support Services
3 University of Houston 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
4 Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas 68,500 Recovery Support Services
4 Amistad Community Health Center 25,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
4 Billy T. Cattan Recovery Outreach 195,091 Treatment and Coordination of Care
4 Cenikor Foundation 195,148 Treatment and Coordination of Care
4 Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation 195,081 Prevention and Public Safety
4 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 195,148 Workforce Development and Training
5 Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas 127,128 Prevention and Public Safety
5 Brownsville Community Health Clinic Corporation 127,128 Prevention and Public Safety
6 Bexar County Hospital District 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
6 Bexar County MH MR 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
6 Corazon Ministries Inc. 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
6 Form Communities, Inc. 186,352 Treatment and Coordination of Care
6 Hill Country Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 250,000 Recovery Support Services
6 Rise Recovery 247,980 Prevention and Public Safety
6 San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness 249,999 Recovery Support Services
6 Texas RioGrande Legal Aid 249,995 Recovery Support Services
6 Unity Recovery 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
6 WestCare Texas, Inc. 250,000 Prevention and Public Safety
7 Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center 244,897 Treatment and Coordination of Care
7 Cenikor Foundation 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
7 CLEAN Cause Foundation 249,853 Recovery Support Services
7 SIMS Foundation 250,000 Recovery Support Services
7 Texas A&M Health Science Center 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
7 The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy 249,806 Treatment and Coordination of Care
7 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 250,000 Workforce Development and Training
8 Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center 174,751 Recovery Support Services
8 SIMS Foundation 60,000 Recovery Support Services
8 Okavine Recovery Center, LLC. 172,930 Treatment and Coordination of Care
8 Texas A&M University Health Science Center 174,751 Prevention and Public Safety
9 Cenikor Foundation 250,000 Recovery Support Services
9 County of Dallas 250,000 Recovery Support Services
9 Denton County MHMR Center 234,763 Recovery Support Services
9 Healing Hands Ministries, Inc. 250,000 Recovery Support Services
9 North Texas Behavioral Health Authority 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
9 Parker University 83,928 Workforce Development and Training
9 Rainbow Days Inc. 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
9 Ranch Hands Rescue 175,433 Recovery Support Services
9 SMART Recovery USA 30,001 Treatment and Coordination of Care
9 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 249,990 Treatment and Coordination of Care
9 Youth180 249,845 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 Drug Prevention Resources, Inc. 249,960 Prevention and Public Safety
10 My Health My Resources of Tarrant County 250,000 Recovery Support Services
10 North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education (NTACE) 248,955 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 North Texas Behavioral Health Authority 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 REACH-Midlothian, Inc. 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 Recovery Resource Council 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 Unity Recovery 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
10 University of North Texas Health Science Center 247,666 Workforce Development and Training
10 Vita Nova Supportive Housing 107,870 Recovery Support Services
10 West Texas Counseling and Rehabilitation of Dallas, Inc. 230,133 Treatment and Coordination of Care
11 Abilene Regional MHMR Center dba Betty Hardwick Center 66,727 Treatment and Coordination of Care
11 West Texas Centers for MHMR 68,553 Treatment and Coordination of Care
12 Central Plains Center 169,336 Workforce Development and Training
12 Lubbock Independent School Disrict 165,993 Prevention and Public Safety
12 Lubbock Regional MHMR Center dba StarCare Specialty Health System 169,538 Treatment and Coordination of Care
12 West Texas Centers for MHMR 89,256 Treatment and Coordination of Care
12 West Texas Counseling and Rehabiliation Program of Amarillo, Inc. 167,035 Treatment and Coordination of Care
13 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley 37,486 Prevention and Public Safety
14 Cardea 87,477 Workforce Development and Training
14 SMART Recovery USA 30,001 Treatment and Coordination of Care
14 West Texas Centers for MHMR 87,261 Treatment and Coordination of Care
14 West Texas Counseling and Rehabilitation Program of Odessa, Inc. 87,318 Treatment and Coordination of Care
15 Aliviane Inc 129,829 Workforce Development and Training
15 El Paso County 129,829 Recovery Support Services
16 Heart of Texas Community Health Center 68,165 Treatment and Coordination of Care
16 Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center 68,196 Workforce Development and Training
17 Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas 64,500 Recovery Support Services
17 Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Inc. 98,767 Prevention and Public Safety
17 Gods Nest 48,330 Prevention and Public Safety
17 Texas A&M Health Science Center 166,255 Treatment and Coordination of Care
18 A Family Place - Counseling, PLLC 249,595 Treatment and Coordination of Care
18 Form Communities, Inc 229,083 Treatment and Coordination of Care
18 Grace To Grow 501(c)3 dba Grace To Change 249,600 Treatment and Coordination of Care
18 Recovery Resource Council 250,000 Treatment and Coordination of Care
19 Texas Treatment Services LLC 90,024 Treatment and Coordination of Care
20 Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans 44,715 Treatment and Coordination of Care
20 City of Laredo 48,742 Treatment and Coordination of Care
20 Texas A&M University Health Science Center 48,742 Prevention and Public Safety
Total Amount Awarded $21,184,719

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