Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas – Funding & Opportunities

Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Inactive
Grants to expand the number of fellows at accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship programs trained as addiction medicine specialists who work in underserved, community-based settings that integrate primary care with mental health disorders and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Inactive
Grants to support projects that will expand, enhance, and sustain the delivery of effective healthcare in rural communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Graduate Psychology Education Program Inactive
Grants to train doctoral health service psychology students, interns, and post-doctoral residents in integrated, interdisciplinary behavioral health. This includes opioid use and substance use in high-need and rural populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jan 21, 2025
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Cooperative Agreements Inactive
Grants to develop and strengthen the specialized behavioral healthcare and primary healthcare workforce that provides substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2024
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts Inactive
Grants to enhance and expand substance use disorder treatment services in existing drug courts, recognizing the need for treatment instead of incarceration for individuals with substance use disorders.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Indian Health Service Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program Inactive
Funding to address the opioid crisis in American Indian/ Alaska Native communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

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

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Inactive
Grant to establish a Center of Excellence to provide training and technical assistance and develop and disseminate culturally informed, evidence-based information to advance the behavioral healthcare services of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2022
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration