Training

SOR IV News Updates and GPRA Basics

Now that we are a couple of months into 2025 and have welcomed several new CSBs/Agencies to the GPRA data collection process, we wanted to go over some GPRA basics and SOR IV News Updates!

  • The first SOR IV Monthly Progress Reports have been created and added to CSB/Agency folders. Progress reports are uploaded to Dropbox folders on a monthly basis and provide useful information around the number of intakes and discharges completed so far in SOR IV and – once follow-up windows begin opening – the number and types of follow-ups completed.

  • Note: OMNI will not be providing CSBs/Agencies with intake GPRA goals for this year. If you have questions, please contact DBHDS.

SOR IV Trainings/Onboarding

  • In case you missed it! Our team conducted the SOR IV Intake GPRA Training on December 9th. The slides and video recording from this training can be found here: New to the GPRA/GPRA Refresher — Virginia SOR Support. If you are new or want to refresh your GPRA knowledge, please review!

  • Save the date! The SOR IV Follow-Up and Discharge Training will be on April 17th, 2025. We will send out the registration link with more details soon.

  • 1-on-1 TA support! OMNI can provide 1-on-1 TA to any CSB/Agency that needs it. Please reach out to us for GPRA administration questions, to receive a list of GPRA administrator onboarding resources from our website, or to request a Zoom call with one of our TA team members for further GPRA support. Here are the best ways to reach us:

GPRA Basics

  • We are in Year 1 of the SOR IV grant period. The SOR IV grant period will span three years.

  • How to receive a GPRA submission confirmation email:

    • Confirmation email: To receive a confirmation email, type your email address in when prompted at the end of the online survey, then be sure to click through to the end of the survey and click “Submit” (see image below).

      • Clicking “Submit” prompts a confirmation email to be sent. Otherwise, you will not receive a confirmation email.

        The email will include the survey type and client ID and confirms that we have received your survey; the email will NOT include individual survey responses to protect personally identifiable information (PII).

  • How to download a PDF of responses:

    • PDF of Responses: After clicking “Submit”, you will be brought to a summary page of the survey’s responses, similar to the screenshot below.

    • To download a PDF of responses, select “Download PDF” in the upper right-hand corner (see the second image below).

Click “Submit” on the final window of the survey to receive the confirmation email.

Clicking “Submit” prompts a confirmation email to be sent. Otherwise, you will not receive a confirmation email.

Select “Download” the PDF in the upper right-hand corner.

As shown in the circled red in the image.

We deeply appreciate your commitment to data-driven inquiry and the impactful work you do in your communities. We look forward to supporting you with your GPRA processing needs!

Contingency Management Training 3/30 Recording & Slides Now Available

Thanks to all who attended our March 30th training on Contingency Management. We are happy to share the presentation slides and recording to attendees and others who would like to view it and/or review the slides.

 The recording and materials are located under Resources >> Trainings on the SOR Website: https://www.virginiasorsupport.org/trainings

Contingency Management Training 3/30 at 11am ET Reminder!

Contingency Management (CM) is a type of behavioral therapy grounded in the principles of operant conditioning, a method of learning in which desired behaviors are reinforced with prizes, privileges, or cash. OMNI invites you to attend a one-hour training to help ground you in this method. In this training, you will: 

  • gain a better understanding of just what CM is, its use in behavioral health, community, and justice work, and its evidence-based effectiveness in substance use treatment and recovery

  • learn about the stigma, myths, and misunderstandings of CM

  • get clarity from DBHDS on the SOR II funding that is available to support CM

  • get tips to incorporate CM into your current SOR II GPRA administration and processes

  • hear about how communities use CM in creatively effective ways

The Training is Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 11am-noon EST. Please register by clicking this link. (https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsceuoqD0vHtLrXQGDRoc4TEvwplGIgiYu )

DBHDS Invites You to Join in a SOR II-funded Contingency Management Training with OMNI!

Contingency Management (CM) is a type of behavioral therapy grounded in the principles of operant conditioning, a method of learning in which desired behaviors are reinforced with prizes, privileges, or cash. DBHDS invites you to join in a one-hour, SOR II-funded Contingency Management Training with OMNI to help ground you in this method. In this training, you will:

• gain a better understanding of just what CM is, its use in behavioral health, community, and justice work, and its evidence-based effectiveness in substance use treatment and recovery

• learn about the stigma, myths, and misunderstandings of CM

• get clarity from DBHDS on the SOR II funding that is available to support CM

• get tips to incorporate CM into your current SOR II GPRA administration and processes

• hear from a community that uses CM in creatively effective ways

The Training is Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 11am-noon EST. Please register by clicking this link: https://omni-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsceuoqD0vHtLrXQGDRoc4TEvwplGIgiYu

GPRA Refresher Training Reminder!

This is a reminder that we are hosting an abbreviated GPRA Refresher Training on Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 at 11am ET. Please register here. This is a shortened 1.5 hour training.

Come to this training if you are already familiar with the GPRA, but want a refresher on GPRA administration, the process of tracking clients for follow-up, and a re-cap of new elements for the SOR II grant period. If you have questions about whether this is a good fit for you, reach out to us at SORSupport@omni.org.

GPRA Refresher Training!

An abbreviated GPRA Refresher Training will be held on Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 at 11am ET. Please register here. This is an abbreviated 1.5 hour training.

Come to this training if you are already familiar with the GPRA, but want a refresher on GPRA administration, the process of tracking clients for follow-up, and a re-cap of new elements for the SOR II grant period. If you have questions about whether this is a good fit for you, reach out to us at SORSupport@omni.org.

GPRA Full Training

We wanted to send a reminder to register for the Full GPRA Training if you are new to the SOR Grant and looking to learn more about the GPRA. This training will be held on November 10th from 12:00-3:00 pm and will cover the GPRA tool as well as TA resources available to you. Please register here for this training.

Please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you next week!

Follow-Up & Discharge GPRA Trainings

The SOR Support team will be providing two webinar trainings on follow-up and discharge GPRA administration. During this training, we will cover:

  • Timeline and grant requirements for collecting both follow-up and discharge GPRA data

  • Sections of the GPRA involved

  • Strategies for tracking and completing follow-ups and discharges

  • Administrative components: incentives, tracking clients, entering data, resources, etc.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#200.112 Per 2 C.F.R. § 200.112-1113 The Federal awarding agency must establish conflict of interest policies for Federal awards. The non-Federal entity must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with applicable Federal awarding agency policy. Failure to adhere to these statues will result in immediate termination of funding.

Virginia’s State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is awarded at the discretion of DBHDS and SAMHSA. All recipients of SOR funding supports evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery services to address opioid and stimulant misuse and use disorders, including for cocaine and methamphetamine. The SOR grant is not intended to be utilized as a long-term or permanent funding source. All SOR proposals must include a realistic plan for financial sustainability beyond the grant period.