This grant supports universities in training graduate healthcare students to identify, treat, and support recovery from substance use disorders as part of mainstream healthcare.
Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Due Dates: July 6, 2026: Full application deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to $300,000 per award (total costs/year); 2 awards; project length up to 3 years; total program funding $600,000.
Summary: Supports graduate-level health professional training to identify, intervene, and treat substance use disorders.
This funding opportunity aims to fully prepare graduate-level health professional students to understand, identify, intervene, and treat patients with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders as they become licensed practitioners. The program is designed to enhance the curriculum and practical training of future healthcare providers in evidence-based approaches to substance use disorder prevention and treatment.