Federal Funding (United States)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In partnership with other centers at CDC, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funds Tribal Epidemiology Centers, tribes, and tribal-serving organizations to support regional strategic plan priority areas to address tribal opioid overdose prevention, including epidemiologic surveillance and public health data infrastructure, implementation of evidence-based health systems interventions, and innovative community-based strategies. NCIPC also funds national partners to provide training and technical assistance to tribes implementing overdose prevention initiatives.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA’s Tribal Opioid Response Grant funds Tribal communities to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, prevention, and recovery services and resources. Tribal grantees use TOR grants for a broad range of activities, including the development of infrastructure and strengthening of workforce capacity through training to integrate MAT in their health and service delivery programs.
Indian Health Services (IHS)
The IHS Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Division of Behavioral Health funds Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations (UIOs) to combat the substance abuse and suicide issues affecting Indian Country.
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (Department of Justice)
The Bureau of Justice Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) provides financial and technical assistance to states, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by illicit opioids, stimulants and other drugs.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds biomedical and public health research. The NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which funds research on substance use and addiction, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which funds research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
The Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) funds programs to treat and prevent Opioid Use Disorder for people in rural areas.
Non-Governmental Organizations
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of research and initiatives focused on achieving health equity.
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) funds projects in the areas of professional education, payer & provider strategies, policy initiatives, and public awareness for ending the opioid crisis.
Opioid Litigation Settlements
For the latest information regarding the Tribal Opioid Litigation Settlements, please refer to the links below.