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HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) for Whole Recovery: Health Systems

Funds work on changing how health systems deliver care to people who have both chronic pain and opioid use disorder at once. Forecast.

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Between forty and sixty per cent of people with opioid use disorder also live with chronic pain, and having both makes treatment for either harder to stay in. The notice names why: siloed medical disciplines and siloed health systems.

An earlier round of this programme funded eleven clinical trials testing interventions at the level of the individual patient, and it worked — effective interventio…

Strategies addressing barriers to sustainable and effective delivery of integrated chronic pain and opioid use disorder care at the health system level, including the roles of peer specialists, clinicians and health system leaders, optimal settings for delivery, collaborative care models, implementation strategies and other health system approaches integrating the two services.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.2 Nov 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-DA-27-001Source: www.grants.gov