# Emergency Department Substance Use Surveillance System

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/eds-eds-24-001-emergency-department-substance-use-surveillance-system/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356384

> Office of National Drug Control Policy offered grants of up to $150,000 to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on September 17, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EDS-EDS-24-001 |
| Agency | Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 17, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 95.007 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

This project seeks to further refine and geographically expand a methodology for obtaining drug early warning indicators through broader testing of urine samples that were previously collected and tested as part of an existing drug test protocol. This method was initially developed using local criminal justice populations – including persons in pre-trial or lock-up, parolees or probationers, and drug court participants. A similar methodology is promising for use in other venues, such as in trauma units and emergency departments, where biological samples are often collected from patients. Before the specimens are discarded, the project will re-test them for an expanded panel of drugs, including xylazine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other new psychoactive substances (NPS); to determine what old and new illicit drugs are detected or missed by conventional testing protocols, and how the drug patterns might vary by subpopulation and geography. Bypassing the expense of collecting the original specimens and re-using those that have already been tested with known results yields a relatively inexpensive and timely picture of emerging drugs in a given subpopulation and locality. Hospital and de-identified nationally representative patient electronic health records (EHRs) should be collected and analyzed to put re-tested urine positivity results into a larger regional and national context of drug exposure and consequences. ONDCP is seeking to apply this testing methodology and insight from supplemental EHR investigations to emergency department and other hospital-system populations in locations throughout the United States to reinforce best practice guidelines, testing standardization, and build local and national surveillance capacity.

## Questions people ask

### Is EDS-EDS-24-001 still open?

No. It closed on September 17, 2024.

### Who can apply for Emergency Department Substance Use Surveillance System?

Office of National Drug Control Policy accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.

### What is the deadline for Emergency Department Substance Use Surveillance System?

Closed September 17, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each.

### Who has won Research and Data Analysis grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Baltimore, National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc. The program made 10 awards worth $9.2 million in that time.