Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas – Funding & Opportunities

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance Inactive
Funding for national training and technical assistance (TTA) providers to develop comprehensive strategies to respond to the overdose crisis and the impacts of opioid, stimulant, and other substance use and misuse on individuals and families. TTA providers will form a collaborative to support the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use site-based Program (COSSUP).

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 18, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice

Supporting the Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care and other Ambulatory Settings (R18) Inactive
Funding to develop and test strategies to improve the capacity of primary care and ambulatory care settings to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care for people who misuse opioids and other substances. Priority populations include inner city, rural, low income, minority, women, children, and elderly, among others.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 14, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Park and Recreation Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse Inactive
Grants for local parks and recreation agencies to use evidence-based mentoring programs to support youth living in communities with high rates of substance misuse who have experienced substance misuse directly in the home or personally, with special focus on youth facing barriers to youth development opportunities, including those in low-income and rural areas.

Geographic coverage: Available in 24 U.S. states
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2023
Sponsor: National Recreation and Park Association

Improving Access to Overdose Treatment Inactive
Grants to expand access to Food and Drug Administration approved overdose reversal medications for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose through collaboration and training on policies, procedures, and models of care for prescribing, co-prescribing, and expanding access to naloxone and other medications for rural or urban populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 24, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.

Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Mar 22, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Integrated Substance Use Disorder Training Program (ISTP) Inactive
Grants to plan, develop, and operate a training program for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, health service psychologists, counselors, nurses, and/or social workers that trains practitioners to provide care for individuals in need of mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 21, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) Inactive
Grants to support the development and/or expansion of local implementation of a community infrastructure that integrates behavioral health treatment and services for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, permanent housing, and other critical services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Inactive
Grants for projects designed to reduce the incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in rural communities by improving systems of care, family supports, and social determinants of health.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Inactive
Funding to expand or enhance access to medication assisted treatment services for individuals with opioid use disorder.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Offender Reentry Program Inactive
Grants to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced adult offenders/ex-offenders with a SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, who are returning to their families and community from incarceration.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services