Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids

For program and eligibility questions:
Belinda Greenfield, PhD
240.276.2545
Belinda.Greenfield@samhsa.hhs.gov

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For grant review process and application status questions contact:
Patrick Greenwalt
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The Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids program offers funding to expand the use of non-opioid pain management protocols for patients presenting with pain in emergency care settings. The program supports early identification of opioid use disorder (OUD) and timely intervention and referral to OUD care.

Awardees are expected to:

• Develop and implement person-centered care approaches
• Collect data and analyze pain conditions and treatment strategies
• Provide practitioner training on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
• Provide practitioner and emergency department (ED) personnel training on use of opioids and alternatives to opioids in treating pain
• Develop and/or enhance use of alternatives in treating pain
• Disseminate information on use of opioid-pain alternatives work to the public
• Use SAMHSA-funded MOUD training and technical assistance resources
• Obtain SAMHSA approval of all medication and intervention alternatives to use of opioid pain medication
• Coordinate care with external organizations to ensure treatment continuity

Detailed lists of required and other allowable activities are provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants include hospitals and emergency departments, including freestanding emergency departments and Rural Emergency Hospitals.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who are not from states where current grantees are located. Current grantees are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Ohio.

Award ceiling: $500,000 per year
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 12
Estimated total program funding: $6,000,000

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