# Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ti-26-018-emergency-department-alternatives-to-opioids-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361587

> Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 27, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | TI-26-018 |
| Agency | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 27, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.788 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility is statutorily limited to hospitals and emergency departments, including free standing emergency departments and rural emergency hospitals.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the program is to establish and implement practices which will help your organization develop alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions, reduce the potential harmful consequences of opioid use for pain care in hospitals and emergency departments, thereby promoting safer pain treatment and reducing the risk of future opioid misuse and possible opioid overdose.

## Questions people ask

### Is TI-26-018 still open?

No. It closed on July 27, 2026. A newer notice is forecast: TI-27-005, forecast, no dates yet.

### Who can apply for Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program?

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program?

Closed July 27, 2026. 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 $500,000 each. About $6.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won Opioid STR grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Ohio Department Mental Health, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, California Department of Health Care Services. The program made 336 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.