On February 26th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for organizations interested in expanding and enhancing access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). SAMHSA will award over $71 million in total funding to eligible organizations that will:
- Increase the number of individuals with OUD receiving MAT; and
- Decrease illicit opioid drug use and prescription opioid misuse at six-month follow-up.
SPG’s summary of the FOA is available here. The full FOA is available here. Applications are due on April 27th.