The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for providers to increase the availability of transportation services for individuals seeking or engaged in treatment, harm reduction or recovery support services for opioid use disorder.

The purpose of this program is to provide one-time grant funding through the Michigan Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund to increase the availability of transportation services for individuals seeking or engaged in treatment, harm reduction or recovery support services. It is a priority of MDHHS to reduce health disparities in overdoses and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. Grants are intended to encourage treatment, harm reduction and recovery service access and retention by expanding transportation to these services. Proposals should include plans to target communities and underserved populations in need of services and support.

This opportunity is open to SUD treatment providers, recovery community organizations, harm reduction organizations, federally recognized tribes, Indian Health Services, Tribal and Urban Indian Organizations and SUD peer service organizations.

A total of $2.8 million is available in this RFP, with a maximum award of $200,000 per grantee. MDHHS anticipates issuing up to 14 awards.

Grant applications must be submitted electronically through the EGrAMS program by 3 p.m., Tuesday, August 25. The program period begins Nov. 1, 2023, and ends Sept. 30, 2024. Successful applications may be awarded continuing funding based upon funding availability and acceptable performance.

A pre-application conference will be held to discuss this funding opportunity and provide instruction on using the EGrAMS system. The pre-application conference will be held on Friday, July 21 at 12:30 p.m. and will last approximately 90 minutes. The conference can be accessed at https://bit.ly/3CLjKQY

For more information or to apply, visit the EGrAMS website and select "About EGrAMS" link in the left panel to access the "Competitive Application Instructions" training manual. The complete RFP can be accessed under the ‘Current Grants’ section under the “Behavioral Hlth and Dev Dis Adm Standard” link and selecting the “SUDTS-2024” grant program.

These grants are being funded through opioid settlement funding. Additional information regarding proposed programming efforts to address SUD is provided in the Opioids Settlement: FY2023 Spend Plan.