Behavioral Health Integration – Medications for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder funding is intended to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD for rural communities through evidence-based provider upskilling and/or integrated/alternative care delivery models (e.g., hub-and-spoke, mobile units, telehealth-enabled approaches).
Donor Name: Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/10/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Objectives
Oklahoma has made great strides to increase access to treatment options for substance use disorder (SUD). The use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapy, provide a “whole patient” approach for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Medications used are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are clinically driven and tailored to meet each patient’s needs. Although progress has been made, additional effort is needed to increase accessibility, especially in rural communities. This initiative aims to expand access to MOUD and MAUD through a range of scalable models, including provider upskilling and integrated/alternative care delivery models.
- Provider upskilling may include training in MOUD and/or MAUD for health care providers in a broad range of settings including ambulatory care (e.g., primary care, behavioral health, maternal health, emergency departments) and inpatient care, with a focus on non-addiction medicine providers who frequently encounter patients with SUD (e.g., hospitalists). Two types of applicants may apply for this model:
- Individual health care providers/practices/organizations applying to participate in an established MOUD and/or MAUD upskilling program. Applicants are expected to identify a specific training program they intend to utilize
- Organizations that provide MOUD and/or MAUD upskilling training for SUD
- Integrated/alternative care delivery models for MOUD and/or MAUD may include hub-and-spoke models, mobile units, or other telehealth-enabled approaches.
Uses of Funds
Allowable uses include but are not limited to:
- Program design (e.g., contractor/consulting support for workflow development or development of participant education materials, technical assistance for program design)
- Program implementation (e.g., facilities costs, site support for hub-and-spoke models including training and integration)
- Participant recruitment and engagement (e.g., outreach materials, event supplies or space fees for community engagement, related overhead). Participants could include health care providers (upskilling model) or sites (hub-and-spoke model)
- Personnel to support training and integrated/alternative care model
- Workforce training, education, and ongoing practice support (e.g., DEA-aligned SUD training, training on medications (MOUD/MAUD), clinical protocols, ongoing provider check-ins, coaching, and engagement)
- Service delivery enablement (e.g., development of screening and referral workflows, mobile units)
- Technology enablement (e.g., telehealth platforms, connectivity, digital tools)
- Equipment, supplies, and other materials necessary for program implementation (e.g., general office supplies, medical equipment that is not otherwise reimbursable or billed to a payer)
- Program evaluation and reporting (e.g., participant surveys, clinical outcome measurements, contracting/consulting support for external evaluation)
Eligibility Criteria
Potential applicant types include but are not limited to:
- Community-based organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations, other nonprofits)
- Health care provider or organization (both non-profit and for-profit), including Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Opioid Treatment Providers (OTPs)
- Tribal entities/governments
- Higher education institutions
- State agencies
- County and city governments and facilities
- Applicants must meet the criteria below to be eligible for this funding opportunity:
- Be currently providing services in Oklahoma
- Have a physical location, either headquarters or branch, in Oklahoma
- Provide health care and/or health-promoting services, programs, or supports
- Demonstrate a history of serving rural community(ies) in Oklahoma, either directly or through formal partnership with locally-rooted organizations or providers. Organizations without an existing service footprint in rural Oklahoma are not eligible
- Deliver direct program services supported by this award solely in eligible Oklahomarural communities with populations of 55,000 or fewer, except for centralized administrative, care coordination, telehealth-based clinical support, or other remote services that support participants in the rural community (e.g., for hub-and-spoke model, hub is not required to be located in rural community)
- Have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) at time of application and maintain an active registration in SAM.gov throughout the application, review, and award period. The registration process is described here: Entity Registration | SAM.gov. Timelines for registration and receipt of a UEI vary significantly
- Must not be suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from receiving federal funds
- Have an active Certificate of Insurance
For more information, visit OSDH.
