The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), in collaboration with SAMHSA’s Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy (OTAP), is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Tribal Opioid Response Grant Program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purpose of the TOR program is to assist in addressing the overdose crisis in Tribal communities by increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD), and supporting the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD) and co-occurring substance use disorders, and stimulant misuse and use disorders, including those involving cocaine and methamphetamine.
Allowable Activities
Applicants may propose to use funds for the following activities:
- Completing a community readiness or needs assessment, and a comprehensive strategic plan, based on the most current epidemiological data for the Tribe to address the gaps in prevention, treatment, and recovery support services identified by the Tribe. Tribes may also use funds to update existing plans.
- Implementing workforce development activities to ensure that individuals working in tribal communities are well versed in strategies to prevent and treat opioid misuse and use disorders.
- Incorporating culturally appropriate and traditional practices into the program design and implementation.
- Develop and implement evidence-based contingency management (CM) programs to treat stimulant use disorder and concurrent substance misuse, and to improve retention in care.
- Providing assistance to patients with treatment costs and developing other strategies to eliminate or reduce treatment costs for under- and uninsured patients.
- Purchasing and/or implementing mobile and/or non-mobile medication units that provide appropriate privacy and adequate space to administer and dispense medications for OUD treatment in accordance with federal regulations.
- Supporting education, screening, care coordination, risk reduction interventions, testing, and counseling for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases.
- Supporting innovative telehealth strategies to increase the capacity of tribal communities to support OUD/stimulant use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery.
- Developing and implementing tobacco/nicotine product (e.g., vaping) cessation programs, activities, and/or strategies.
- Providing activities that address behavioral health disparities and the social determinants of health.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: Up to $63,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,750,000
Project Period
Up to 5 years
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is statutorily limited to Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations. Tribes and tribal organizations may only be included in one award application.
- A tribal organization is the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe; any legally established organization of AI/ANs controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body, or is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and includes the maximum participation of AI/ANs in all phases of its activities. Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval with a signed letter. A single tribe or Tribal organization in the consortium must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the award requirements.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.