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Tribal Opioid Response Grants (TOR)

Link

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-24-009

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Jul 1, 2024

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Awards noncompetitive grants to strengthen and expand responses to the opioid crisis in tribal communities. Aims to reduce substance misuse and overdose deaths by supporting prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD) and co-occurring substance use disorders. Supports efforts to increase access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD). Funds may also be used to address stimulant use disorders and the misuse of stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine.

One or more required activities must be selected and implemented from the following focus areas: treatment, harm reduction, prevention, or recovery support services. Recipients are not required to choose an activity from each category and should choose the activities most appropriate to address the needs of their communities. A complete list of required activities in each focus area can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicants are encouraged to incorporate priorities, strategies, and approaches from the National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda.

Amount of Funding

Funds are distributed noncompetitively based on each tribe's user population. Annual award amounts can be found in Appendix A of the funding announcement.

Project period: Up to 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 130
Estimated total program funding: $63,000,000

Who Can Apply

Federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia of tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

Additional provision of service requirements include:

A provider organization for direct services appropriate to the grant must be involved in the proposed project. The provider may be the applicant or another organization committed to the project. More than 1 provider organization may be involved.
Each tribe and tribal organization must officially document that all participating tribal mental health/substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider organizations either comply with all applicable tribal requirements for licensing, accreditation, and certification or that such tribal licensing, accreditation, and certification requirements do not exist.
Non-tribal mental health/SUD treatment provider organizations must have at least 2 years experience providing relevant services. Non-tribal mental health/SUD treatment provider organizations must comply with all applicable local, city, county, and state licensing, accreditation, and certification requirements, as of the due date of the application.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information is available in the funding announcement.

Applicant webinar recording
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For programmatic questions:
William Longinetti
240-276-1190
william.longinetti@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
240-276-1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Sara Fleming
240-276-1693
sara.fleming@samhsa.hhs.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2024 can be found on the program website.

Rural communities who have received funding include:

Sokaogan Chippewa Community in Crandon, Wisconsin received an award to expand access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and provide prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals and families in the community affected by OUD.
Karuk Tribe in Happy Camp, California was awarded funding for the Karuk Tribe Substance Use Disorder Program. The project will conduct needs assessment to enhance the ability to identify, make referrals, and provide treatment services to individuals with substance use disorder in the rural, tribal services area. Priority will be placed on integrating traditional/cultural practices within the care system by including traditional tribal practitioners and training providers on cultural and organizational competency.
Pleasant Point Indian Reservation in Perry, Maine received funding to enhance behavioral health services for Passamaquoddy tribal members in remote northeastern coastal Maine by hiring a patient advocate and recovery coach, and providing vocational training and employment opportunities for those in recovery. The target population is high risk individuals aged 49 younger, including those who have recently overdosed, those currently using, pregnant aged women, Hepatitis C or HIV positive individuals, those recently incarcerated and/or suicidal.

Topics This Program Addresses

Drug Checking • Harm Reduction • Health and Wellness • Health Education for Community and Patients • Housing and Homelessness • Naloxone • Overdose Prevention • People with Lived Experience/Peers • Prevention • Substance Use Disorder • Teleservices and Technology • Treatment • Vocational Training, Education, and Employment