Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program

In plain English

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Dec 15, 2026.

The agency expects to make 9 awards.

Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Eligibility is statutorily limited (per 42 U.S.C. 294i-1) to hospitals and emergency departments, including freestanding emergency departments and rural emergency hospitals. Per statutory language, priority consideration will be given to applicants who are not from the following states, where current grantees are located (i.e., Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia), to ensure geographic distribution among grant recipients.

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The purpose of the program is to establish and implement practices which will help your organization develop alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions, reduce the potential harmful consequences of opioid use for pain care in hospitals and emergency departments, thereby promoting safer pain treatment and reducing the risk of future opioid misuse and possible opioid overdose.

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov →