Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Rural Primary Care Practices (R18)

Post Date

December 3rd 2015

Application Due Date

March 4th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-HS-16-001

CFDA Number(s)

93.226

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $12000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $1000000

Grant Description

This initiative will fund demonstration research projects that implement Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in primary care practices in rural areas of the United States.In addition to expanding access to this evidence-based therapy in underserved communities, this initiative will discover and test solutions to overcoming known barriers to implementation of MAT in primary care and create training and implementation resources to support future efforts to expand access to MAT.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

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