SAMHSA: Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Grants (DEADLINE: June 7, 2019)
The purpose of this program is to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance for rural communities on addressing opioid issues affecting these communities. It is expected that grantees will facilitate the identification of model programs, develop and update materials related to the prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD), and ensure that high-quality training is provided. Learn more.
SAMHSA: Provider’s Clinical Support System – Universities Grants (DEADLINE: June 7, 2019)
The purpose of this program is to expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an opioid use disorder (OUD) seeking or receiving MAT through ensuring the education and training of students in the medical, physician assistant and nurse practitioner fields. Learn more.
DOJ: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program FY 2019 Competitive Grant Announcement (DEADLINE: June 25, 2019)
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for the FY 2019 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP). JMHCP grants support cross-system collaboration to improve responses to and outcomes for people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental illnesses and substance addictions who come into contact with the justice system. Application is open to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes that demonstrate that the project will be administered jointly with a criminal or juvenile justice agency and a mental health agency. Learn more.
DOJ: Improving Reentry for Adults with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Program (DEADLINE: June 25, 2019)
This program provides funding for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve reentry services and programs for people with co-occurring substance addictions and mental illnesses who are returning from incarceration. Specifically, its goal is to improve access to and delivery of standardized screening and assessment, collaborative comprehensive case management, and pre- and post-release programming that address criminogenic risk and needs, including treatment and services that address mental illnesses and substance addictions. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Learn more.
CMS Invites Extension, Expansion of Medicaid-Medicare Duals Demonstrations
In an April 24 State Medicaid Director Letter entitled Three New Opportunities to Test Innovative Models of Integrated Care for Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has invited states not currently participating in the Medicare-Medicaid duals demonstration projects begun in 2013 to launch their own versions, through the existing capitated financial alignment model being utilized in nine states, the managed fee-for-service model considered but never implemented in a handful of states, or some other state-specific model worked out with the agency. Learn more.
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