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On March 9th, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released coordinated rules that establish significant new  requirements for health IT developers, providers and payers to allow wide-ranging access to data through public application programming interfaces (APIs) and prevent information blocking. The final rules are designed…

On January 30th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women grant program. Under this grant, providers provide treatment for substance use disorders to pregnant and postpartum women in programs in which: The women…

On February 3rd, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for funding to purchase a mobile treatment vehicle with the primary purpose of expanding access to addiction treatment services in underserved regions of New York State. OASAS will provide up to $2.25 million in total…

On January 21st, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2020 Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program. This program supports training programs to increase the number of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who provide services to children whose parents are impacted by opioid use disorders…

On January 24th, the New York City (NYC) Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), in collaboration with the NYC Unity Project and the NYC Center for Youth Employment, released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Unity Works program. Unity Works is a new program that will provide education and workforce development services to…

On January 30th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for 2020 Grants to Implement Zero Suicide in Health Systems. This opportunity is open to hospital EDs, primary care networks and behavioral health networks. The Zero Suicide model is a comprehensive, multi-setting…

On February 3rd, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund the expansion of telepractice capacity and equipment with the purpose of increasing access to addiction treatment services in underserved communities. OASAS will provide approximately $930,000 in total funding to eligible providers across New…

On January 17th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers program. This program provides funding for the operation of comprehensive centers that offer a full spectrum of treatment and recovery support services to address the opioid epidemic. Approximately $6.8 million in…

On January 21st, Governor Andrew Cuomo released his Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, which begins on April 1st. The State Assembly and Senate will provide their own budget proposals before the final budget is negotiated in March. Attached is a summary of important health care proposals, including a re-constitution of the Medicaid…

On January 10th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants. These grants support the continued expansion of the CCBHC model in states that participated in the 2016 Planning Grant program for the development…

On January 6th, the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund implementation of Level 3 of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), an evidence-based counseling program intended to reduce youth risky behaviors and improve family interactions. This RFA aims to supplement existing opioid prevention…

On December 27th, the New York City Department of Probation (DOP) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Next STEPS (Striving Toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions) program. The Next STEPS program helps high-risk youth (not necessarily on probation) by using curriculum-based group mentoring to transform attitudes and behaviors that can lead to violence and/or…