CDC https://www.cdc.gov data reports that more than 107,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2021, an increase of more than 15% from 2020. In total HHS through SAMSHA and HRSA are awarding more than $1.6 billion in to help communities address the addiction and overdose crises.
SAMSHA https://www.samhsa.gov is funding states and communities in need through several programs:
- SAMSHA’s State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program for a total of $1,439,500,000 to be awarded to 58 states and territories
- SAMSHA’s TOR program with grants totaling $54,976,150 to address the overdose crisis in Tribal communities by increasing access to FDA approved medications to treat opioid misuse and to support co-occurring mental and substance use conditions
- The SOR/TOR program provides technical assistance for education and training to states. Funds for $16.6 million is going to the SOR/TOR Technical Assistance program where consultants provide free educational resources and training to states, communities, and individuals to provide recovery services for OUDs and SUDs. Another $6.5 million is going to rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Centers
HRSA https://www.hrsa.gov is investing more than $104 million to expand treatment and prevention services for substance use, including medications for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in rural communities as part of their Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
HRSA is addressing and funding the following programs in rural areas: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program provides for Medication Assisted Treatment Access. The program has awarded over $10 million to establish new medication assisted treatment access points for substance use disorder, including OUD, in rural communities. The program will reduce barriers to evidence-based treatments in underserved rural areas
- Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation has awarded $65 million to strengthen and expand OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services in rural communities through workforce development and training, behavioral healthcare integration, and support services
- Rural Communities Opioid Response Program providing Behavioral Health Care Support. The program has awarded $29 million to improve the quality and sustainability of behavioral healthcare services in rural communities through evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment for substance use. The program works to improve rural residents access to quality integrated behavioral healthcare services.