Allowable uses include but are not limited to:
- Program design (e.g., contractor/consulting support for workflow development or development of participant education materials, technical assistance for program design)
- Program implementation (e.g., facilities costs, site support for hub-and-spoke models including training and integration)
- Participant recruitment and engagement (e.g., outreach materials, event supplies or space fees for community engagement, related overhead). Participants could include health care providers (upskilling model) or sites (hub-and-spoke model)
- Personnel to support training and integrated/alternative care model
- Workforce training, education, and ongoing practice support (e.g., DEA-aligned SUD training, training on medications (MOUD/MAUD), clinical protocols, ongoing provider check-ins, coaching, and engagement)
- Service delivery enablement (e.g., development of screening and referral workflows, mobile units)
- Technology enablement (e.g., telehealth platforms, connectivity, digital tools)
- Equipment, supplies, and other materials necessary for program implementation (e.g., general office supplies, medical equipment that is not otherwise reimbursable or billed to a payer)
- Program evaluation and reporting (e.g., participant surveys, clinical outcome measurements, contracting/consulting support for external evaluation)
Funding is available for inpatient and ambulatory settings, but funding for inpatient should focus on non-addiction medicine providers (e.g., hospitalists).
All costs of preparing this application are the sole responsibility of the applicant; OSDH is not responsible for any costs incurred related to the preparation or submission of the application or any other activities undertaken by the applicant related in any way to this NOFO.
Please note that, consistent with 2 CFR § 200.320, successful applicants will be required to obtain price or rate quotations from an adequate number of qualified sources for applicable purchases. OSDH’s policy interprets “adequate number” to mean obtaining at least three price quotes prior to making a purchase with funds for anything over $15K.