The Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project is funding a network of organizations throughout California to address the opioid crisis and substance use epidemic.
The project supports prevention, education, stigma reduction, treatment, harm reduction, 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 Services’ Opioid Response Initiative. Find out more and see additional projects at CaliforniaOpioidResponse.org.
Projects and Funded Partners
Mobile Narcotic Treatment Programs and Medication Units (July 2024 – October 2025)
To increase access to medications for opioid use disorder in rural areas, for individuals who have been arrested or incarcerated, for Indigenous and Native communities, for patients without transportation, and to places that do not have a narcotic treatment program near patients who need those services, through the expansion of medication units and mobile narcotic treatment programs across the state.
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.
Opioid Use Programs are funded through the Department of Health Care Services’ California Opioid Response Initiative 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)