Application deadline is November 22, 2024. DHCS has released an RFA to solicit applications from eligible organizations to participate in the California Hub and Spoke System (CA H&SS). Eligible organizations must have at least two years of experience providing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), substance use disorder (SUD), and stimulant use disorder. Organizations must actively prescribe medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and stimulant use disorder and must be either a Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) which provides methadone services (“Hubs”), or a community health clinic or other SUD treatment provider which provides buprenorphine or other FDA-approved MOUD (“Spokes”). The project will allow awarded entities treating persons with OUD/SUD and/or stimulant use disorder to care for patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or ineligible for Medi-Cal. This funding must be used to support medications, treatment services, and staffing through regional networks of Hubs and Spokes with an emphasis on building sustainability and strengthening an improved system of care for OUD. The project period will be from January 1, 2025, through September 29, 2027. Eligible entities providing MOUD services can apply for funding up to $750,000.
