This funding supports investigator-initiated research to develop, implement, and rigorously evaluate strategies addressing barriers to evidence-based linkage to care services for individuals with opioid use disorder. Applicants must establish partnerships with public health entities and collaborate with local healthcare champions. Funded projects should produce actionable approaches adoptable by clinicians and health systems to improve linkage outcomes and ensure comprehensive overdose prevention services.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; tribal governments and organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofits; private and public higher education institutions; for-profit organizations; and small businesses. Additional eligibility details are provid
