This program supports hospitals and emergency departments in establishing and implementing alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions for pain care. It aims to reduce harmful consequences of opioid use, promote safer pain treatment, and lower the risk of opioid misuse and overdose. Priority is given to applicants outside states with existing grantees to ensure geographic diversity.
Eligible applicants are hospitals and emergency departments, including freestanding emergency departments and rural emergency hospitals. Priority is given to applicants outside specified states with current grantees to ensure geographic distribution.
