JULY 15, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $18.5 million in opioid response funding for the Native American community—part of a larger, $31 million package from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at improving behavioral health in racial and ethnic minority groups, and other underserved populations.
The State Opioid Response/Tribal Opioid Response Technical Assistance program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $18.5 million in opioid response funding for the Native American community—part of a larger, $31 million package from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at improving behavioral health in racial and ethnic minority groups, and other underserved populations.
The State Opioid Response/Tribal Opioid Response Technical Assistance program provides technical assistance and training to advance the provision of trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and evidence-based substance use−related approaches and interventions “across the country and across the lifespan to reduce the impacts of opioid and stimulant use disorders on individuals, families, and communities,” according to the NIH in a statement.
Eligible applicants are states, territories including the District of Columbia, health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or an award with the Indian Health Service or other public or private non-profit entities.
More grantor information can be found at OPIOIDSOR@samhsa.hhs.gov or by calling SAMHSHA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at (240) 276-0300.
Based on a press release from the National Institutes of Health.
