The Economic Consequences of Opioid Addiction in America

access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an
opioid use disorder (OUD) seeking or receiving MAT. This program’s focus is on
funding organizations and tribes/tribal organizations within states identified as
having the highest rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and opioids
per capita and includes those states with the most dramatic increases for heroin
and opioids, based on SAMHSA’s 2015 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
Application Deadline: July 9, 2018
Rural Communities Opioid Response-Planning Program: Through its parent
agency, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) will make awards of up to $200,000 each
to support one year of community-level planning for prevention and treatment of
opioid use disorder in approximately 75 high-risk rural communities. Successful
awardees will partner with at least three other separately-owned entities and
develop plans to implement opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and
recovery interventions. This program is part of a multi-year, $130 million opioidfocused
effort by HRSA. Application Deadline: July 30, 2018
National Health Emergency (NHE) Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grants:
TEGL-12-17 (Issued on March 20, 2018): ETA announces the availability of $21
million for National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grants.
The purpose of these grants is to enable eligible applicants to serve or retrain
workers in communities impacted by the health and economic effects of
widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose. ETA anticipates awarding 7 to
10 demonstration projects, with expected funding amounts between $500,000
and $5 million each. No award will exceed $5 million. The final amount of each
grant will be dependent on the number of applicants and the availability of
Federal funds. Eligible applicants for NHE grants are limited to the same as
those eligible for Disaster Recovery DWGs, under 20 C.F.R. 687.120: state
workforce agencies; outlying areas; and, Indian tribal governments as defined by
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5122(6)). Application Deadline: July 31, 2018
Tribal Opioid Response Grants: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY)
2018 Tribal Opioid Response grants (Short Title: TOR). The program aims to
address the opioid crisis in tribal communities by increasing access to culturally
appropriate and evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted
treatment (MAT) using one of the three FDA-approved medications for the
treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). The intent is to reduce unmet treatment
need and opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention,
treatment and/or recovery activities for OUD. Application Deadline: August 20,
2018
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Call For Reviewers: The Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA) relies on grant reviewers to select the best
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