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Indian Health Service Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Projects

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.933
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Dec 15, 2020
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
JB Kinlacheeny
301.443.0104
jb.kinlacheeny@ihs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Patience Musikikongo
301.443.2059
Patience.Musikikongo@ihs.gov

For systems questions:
Paul Gettys
301.443.5204
Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov

Purpose

The Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Projects program provides grants to develop and expand education and awareness of prevention, treatment, and/or recovery activities for opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Projects will be required to address the program objectives:

  • Increase public awareness and education about culturally-appropriate and family-centered opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery practices and programs in AI/AN communities
  • Create comprehensive support teams to strengthen and empower AI/AN families in addressing the opioid crisis in Tribal and Urban Indian communities
  • Reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose related deaths through the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • Federally recognized tribes
  • Alaska Native villages
  • Alaska group, regional, and village corporations
  • Tribal organizations
  • Urban Indian organizations
Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Expected award amount: $500,000 per year
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 33
Estimated total program funding: $16,500,000

Application process

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

Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Families · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

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