First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
Forecasted
This program trains first responders and communities to administer and distribute medications that reverse opioid overdoses.
Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Estimated application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $20 million estimated total funding; 40 expected cooperative agreements; cost sharing or matching required
Summary: Supports training first responders and communities to administer and distribute opioid overdose reversal medications.
Key Information: Eligibility is limited to states, local governmental entities, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations.
Description
The First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act program is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its purpose is to train first responders and communities in administering and distributing opioid overdose reversal medications (OORM).
The program provides discretionary health funding through cooperative agreements. The fiscal year 2027 opportunity, TI-27-006, falls under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance assistance listing, 93.490. Its focus is first-responder and community training, with statutory eligibility limited to specified governmental and Tribal applicants.
