Grant Funding Available for Behavioral Interventions for Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder and as an Adjunct to Medication-Assisted Treatment

Robin Boineau, M.D.

November 30, 2017

NCCIH is soliciting applications to examine the impact of behavioral interventions within the context of states plans for use of SAMSHA Opioid STR grant funds. The NCCIH grant application must include relevant state agency staff as key personnel to ensure adequate input on study design from the SAMSHA-funded projects. We encourage applications for studies that examine the impact of interventions such as mindfulness meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, or multidisciplinary rehabilitation for primary or secondary prevention for opioid use disorder (OUD) or as an adjunct to medication assisted treatment (MAT) of OUD. Applications that emphasize treatment of the comorbidity of OUD and chronic pain are of particular interest. Potential applicants should review the FOA carefully for examples of research topics of interest to NCCIH.