Last month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment – Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction program. Through this initiative, over $65.5 million in total funding will be awarded over three years to eligible organizations who will expand or enhance access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD). The goals of the program are to:
- Increase the number of individuals with OUD receiving MAT; and
- Decrease illicit opioid drug use and/or prescription opioid misuse at six-month follow-up.
The full RFP is available here, and a summary of the RFP can be found here. Applications are due on July 9th.