Projects and Funded Partners
The Opioid Use Programs (OUP) portfolio supports a statewide network of organizations expanding access to medications for addiction treatment (MAT), prevention, education and culturally grounded recovery services across California. Funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) through multiple rounds of SAMHSA’s State Opioid Response (SOR) funding, as well as state general funds, these programs collectively advance both prevention and treatment efforts.
This page provides a comprehensive list of projects and funded partners across OUP’s MAT Access Points Project and State Opioid Funding Program. While all programs are included here for transparency and reference, not all listed projects are currently active. Explore the full range of initiatives strengthening community-driven responses to the opioid and stimulant crisis.
Education and Prevention
Opioid and Stimulant Use Education and Outreach in Two-Spirit/LGBTQIA+ Communities
To address opioid use disorder, including efforts to implement opioid and stimulant use outreach and education and increase access to treatment through referral pathways specifically for and within Two-Spirit/LGBTQIA+ communities throughout California.
Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education for Communities of Color
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 and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention for Communities of Color
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 Two-Spirit/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 Two-Spirit/LGBTQ+ communities.
Opioid and Stimulant Use Prevention and Recovery Services in the Two-Spirit/LGBTQ+ Community
To implement opioid and stimulant use education and prevention activities as well as recovery support services for Two-Spirit/LGBTQ+ communities.
Stimulant Prevention and Treatment in Communities of Color (Round 2)
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.
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.
Substance Use Navigator (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.
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.
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.
Treatment
MAT at DHCS State Licensed Facilities (Round 3)
To expand treatment services in California and increase access to medications for addiction treatment (MAT) within nonprofit DHCS-licensed residential treatment facilities.
Narcotic Treatment Program Medication Unit (Round 2)
To increase access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for rural areas, justice-involved populations, Indigenous and Native communities, patients without transportation and areas that do not have a Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) within close proximity to patients in need of those services through the expansion of medication units across the state.
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Services Programs (Round 4)
To support the integration of opioid treatment services and other harm reduction activities into existing syringe service programs to sustain 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.
Mobile Narcotic Treatment Programs and Medication Units Funded Partners (July 2024 – May 2026)
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. MAT at DHCS Licensed Facilities Round 2 Grantees
MAT at DHCS State Licensed Facilities (Round 1)
To expand treatment services in California and increase access to medications for addiction treatment (MAT) within nonprofit DHCS-licensed residential treatment facilities.
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Service Programs (Round 3)
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.
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.
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.
Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at Syringe Services Programs (Round 2)
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.
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.
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.
Hub and Spoke Support
Supports hubs and spokes in Fresno, Solano, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties to continue providing patient services.
MAT Services for All
Supports start-up and enhancement efforts for MAT programs.
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.
Tribal
Tribal Local Opioid Coalitions
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.
Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices (2025-2027)
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.
Native Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Network for Healing and Recovery (2025-2027)
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.
Subcontract Program for Opioid Coalition and Community Engagement through California Consortium for Urban Indian Health
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 (CCUIH.org).
Tribal Local Opioid Coalition (TLOC) through California Rural Indian Health Board
The 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 (CRIHB.org).
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.
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.
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 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 Infrastructure Support
Supports infrastructure improvement projects for Tribal health organizations to start-up or enhance their MAT programs.
Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grants
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (2020-2021)
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 Grants (2020-2021)
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.
Additional Partners and Programs
UC Davis Train the Trainer Fellowship
To provide support to the UC Davis Train the Trainer Primary Care Pain Management Fellowship as it expands.