Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction

For program issues:
Fred Bamfo
240.276.2423
mat-pdoa-c@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management and budget issues:
240.276.1400
foacsat@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Emily Chan
240.276.2446
Emily.chan@samhsa.hhs.gov

The Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (Short Title: MAT-PDOA) program provides funding to expand or enhance access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

Required activities include:

• Provide MOUD with at least one of the FDA-approved medications in combination with comprehensive psychosocial services, counseling, behavioral therapies, recovery support services (RSS), and other clinically appropriate services
• Conduct clinical assessment to establish the diagnosis and severity level of OUD based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and with information necessary to identify a recommended level of care and develop an individualized treatment and recovery plan using a shared decision-making approach
• Check the state, county, or local Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), where available, for each new patient admission in compliance with any relevant state rules or regulations
• Conduct screening and assessment for co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and develop a plan to either deliver or coordinate any services determined to be necessary to address any identified co-occurring disorders
• Develop and implement outreach and engagement strategies to increase access to MOUD and related services for diverse populations with OUD
• Ensure all applicable practitioners working on the project obtain any federal, state, or other required training on substance use disorders and/or opioid use disorder for the prescribing of buprenorphine
• Build funding mechanisms and service delivery models with rural and resource-limited counties and municipalities
• Use telehealth services, or other innovative interventions, to reach, engage, and retain patients in treatment
• Provide or develop formal partnerships to provide RSS, including peer recovery support services and culturally-specific organizations, designed to improve access to and retention in care with MOUD and facilitate long-term recovery
• Provide harm reduction services on site, either singularly or in collaboration with a community-based harm reduction organization

Eligible applicants include:

• States
• Political subdivisions of states
• Indian tribes
• Tribal organizations
• Health facilities
• Programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service
• Other public and private nonprofit entities

Award ceiling: Up to $750,000
Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 24
Estimated total program funding: $18,200,000

At least $9,500,000 is set aside for up to 13 awards to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes/tribal organizations.

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.