The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project is funding a network of organizations throughout California to address the opioid crisis.
It supports prevention, education, stigma reduction, treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorders and substance use disorders – and increasing access to MAT.
The MAT Access Points Project is part of the Department of Health Care Service’s MAT Expansion Project.
Find out more and see additional projects at CaliforniaMAT.org.
Projects and Funded Partners
MAT at DHCS Licensed Facilities
Round 2 (January 2024 – June 2025)
To improve access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services within nonprofit DHCS-licensed substance use disorder (SUD) facilities.
Opioid Use Programs are funded through the Department of Health Care Services’ California MAT Expansion Project and are administered and managed by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation.
Partner Projects
Subcontract Program for Opioid Coalition and Community Engagement through California Consortium for Urban Indian Health
CCUIH is announcing its SOR 3 awards under the SPOC project. The SPOC project will help to increase access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder (SUD) and to decrease incidence of SUD related deaths in Urban Indian communities through culturally and community specific prevention, treatment, and overdose reversal. For any questions related to this project, please contact CCUIH directly (https://ccuih.org).
Tribal Local Opioid Coalition (TLOC) through California Rural Indian Health Board
CRIHB is announcing its SOR 3 awards under the TLOC project.The TLOC project will work to address the opioid crisis in California Tribal communities through multisector, interagency partnerships of community members, stakeholders, and service providers who work together to reduce and eliminate opioid and stimulant-related impacts of opioid and stimulant use in Tribal communities. For any questions related to this project, please contact CRIHB directly.
Projects and Funded Partners
Round 3 (2023 – 2024)
Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention for Communities of Color Project
This project is to provide outreach and education to increase community understanding of opioid, stimulant and polysubstance use, reduce stigma, and increase access to treatment services through referrals and partnerships in communities of color.
Opioid Use and Stimulant Use Education and Outreach in 2S/LGBTQ+ Communities
This project is to implement and strengthen opioid use and stimulant use outreach and community education programs and support increasing access to treatment services through referrals and partnerships in 2S/LGBTQ+ communities.
California Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices
To support the integration of cultural and traditional healing practices into opioid use disorder and substance use disorder care for Tribal and urban Indian communities as an integral part of prevention, treatment and recovery activities.
California Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices Awards (.pdf)
Native MAT Network
To provide opioid use disorder treatment by establishing or strengthening medication assisted treatment services in Tribal and urban Indian communities, with an emphasis on the importance of culture in patient engagement, treatment and recovery.
Native MAT Network Awards (.pdf)
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Service Programs
To support the integration of opioid treatment services and other harm reduction services into existing syringe service programs to increase the number of sites where opioid use disorder treatment services are available, increase the number of syringe service program participants engaged in treatment, and offer related supportive services such as case management and peer support.
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Service Programs Awards (.pdf)
Projects and Funded Partners
Round 2 (2022 – 2023)
Opioid and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the 2S/LGBTQ+ Community
To implement opioid and stimulant use education and prevention activities as well as recovery support services for Two-Spirit / LGBTQ+ communities.
Opioid and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the 2S/LGBTQ+ Community Awards (.pdf)
Projects and Funded Partners
Round 2 (2020 – 2022)
Northern California and Central Valley Recovery Housing Expansion Program
To provide recovery housing and peer support for individuals experiencing homelessness, or at-risk of experiencing homelessness, with an opioid use disorder and/or stimulant use disorder, or with a demonstrated history of opioid or stimulant misuse in order to facilitate continued engagement in treatment and related recovery support services.
Northern California and Central Valley Recovery Housing Expansion Program Awards (.pdf)
Stimulant Prevention and Treatment in Communities of Color
To support prevention and treatment programs addressing stimulant use in communities of color, particularly Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latino, which have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs and have experienced substantial stimulant-related overdose deaths.
Stimulant Prevention and Treatment in Communities of Color Awards (.pdf)
Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices
Supports the planning or implementation of community-defined best practices into substance use disorder services for Tribal and Urban Indian communities throughout the state.
Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices Awards (.pdf)
Tribal and Urban Indian Learning Community
This is an opportunity for Tribal and Urban Indian organizations to develop, operationalize, enhance and sustain substance use disorder treatment services, with an emphasis on the importance of culture in patient engagement, treatment and recovery.
Tribal and Urban Indian Learning Community Awards (.pdf)
COVID-19 Response Round 2
Addresses the needs of individuals with substance use disorders and/or mental health disorders as well as health care providers in Los Angeles and Riverside counties who are impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
COVID-19 Response Round 2 Awards (.pdf)
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Services Programs
To support implementation of projects offering low-barrier access to treatment of opioid use disorder through Syringe Services Programs, as well as related supportive services such as case management and peer support.
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Services Programs Awards (.pdf)
Center for Care Innovations Addiction Treatment Starts Here Learning and Network Collaborative
To increase access to addiction treatment for opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder by working with community health center sites to establish MAT programs in primary care, and leveraging a peer group focused on innovation and resilience through an 18-month learning and networking collaborative.
UC Davis Train the Trainer Fellowship
To provide support to the UC Davis Train the Trainer Primary Care Pain Management Fellowship as it expands.
Implementation Funding for Prevention and Education in Communities of Color
To support organizations that want to implement the learnings from their previous planning contracts to increase outreach, education and referrals to address opioid use disorder and substance use disorder in their communities, and increase access to medication assisted treatment services.
Prevention and Education Access Points Awards (.pdf)
BAART Behavioral Health 24/7 Narcotic Treatment Program
To develop and operate a 24 hours-per-day, seven days-per-week Narcotic Treatment Program in Los Angeles.
BAART Behavioral Health 24/7 Narcotic Treatment Program Award (.pdf)
Behavioral Health Telehealth Funding
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
To support behavioral health telehealth infrastructure improvement activities for services to individuals with substance use disorder and/or mental health disorders due to the impact of COVID-19.
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Awards (.pdf)
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Awards (.pdf)
Projects and Funded Partners
Round 1 (2019 – 2020)
MAT Services for All
Supports start-up and enhancement efforts for MAT programs
MAT Access Points Awards (.pdf)
Tribal Infrastructure Support
Supports infrastructure improvement projects for Tribal health organizations to start-up or enhance their MAT programs.
Tribal Infrastructure Support Awards (.pdf)
Equitable Prevention and Education
Supports outreach and prevention activities to reduce stigma and increase community understanding of opioid user disorder and substance use disorder, and acceptance of MAT in communities of color disproportionately impacted by opioid use disorder and substance use disorder.
Prevention and Education Awards (.pdf)
UC Davis School of Nursing
Provides training for frontline clinical staff to become expert clinicians and teachers for safe and effective chronic pain management.
UC Davis School of Nursing Award (.pdf)
SUN Community Outreach Training
Supports six Sacramento-based community organizations in their crisis response and community-level outreach, and to be a bridge between their community and the health system.
Sun Community Outreach Training Awards (.pdf)
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy, and Leadership Brief
Supports assessment of readiness levels and development of policy recommendations for addressing opioids through an equity lens, and to reduce opioid disparities in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Hub and Spoke Support
Supports hubs and spokes in Fresno, Solano, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties to continue providing patient services.
Hub and Spoke Support Awards (.pdf)
Drug Medi-Cal Organized Drug System Waiver Gap Funding
Provides gap funding for four residential treatment facilities in California’s northern counties as they finalize their Drug Medi-Cal Organized Drug System waiver certification.
Drug Medi-Cal Organized Drug System Waiver Gap Funding Awards (.pdf)
COVID-19 Response Round 1
Addresses the needs of individuals with substance use disorders and/or mental health disorders as well as health care providers in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties who are impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
COVID-19 Response Round 1 Awards (.pdf)
Community Media Strategy
Partnership with Media Solutions and three community media groups – California Black Media, Crossings TV and Radio Bilingüe – to create a culturally competent media campaign that promotes access and prevention education with underserved communities. The campaign complements the statewide media strategy and engages, educates and equips communities with resonant messaging and stories. It builds a narrative of stigma reduction and empathetic understanding of opioid use disorder and MAT services.
Learn more at ChooseMAT.org