Supporting opioid and substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services
450+ Community Partners
56 California Counties
$118+ Million Dollars
The Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project is supporting organizations throughout California to address the opioid and substance use epidemic.
The project creates a community of practice that lifts up and makes available racially and culturally responsive population-based and place-based approaches for California’s most underserved communities.
MAT is considered the gold standard of care for opioid use disorder. If you are looking for treatment, please visit ChooseChangeCA.org to find a treatment provider near you.
112 organizations funded $21.1 million in SOR IV Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education Funding Opportunity
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, announces the funding of over $21.1 million in awards to 112 organizations to support awareness, outreach and education addressing opioids and stimulants, as well as polysubstance use, and to strengthen referral pathways to care and treatment services, including Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), in communities across the state.
View the list of Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education Community Partners
Funding Opportunity: Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education
The California Department of Health Care Services, in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, is announcing a new funding opportunity, Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education. This opportunity offers a 12-month contract for up to $200,000.00. Contracts will run from September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027.
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59 organizations funded $21 million in State Licensed Facilities Round 3 grantmaking
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, announces the funding of over $21 million in grants to 59 nonprofit DHCS-licensed residential treatment facilities to expand treatment services in California and increase access to medications for addiction treatment (MAT). Funding will support MAT start-up and expansion activities through staffing, training and a collaborative learning opportunity to implement best practices.
View the MAT at DHCS State Licensed Facilities Round Three Award List