Addiction Treatment Starts Here: Equity-Centered Community Learning Collaborative | Invitation to Apply

 

 

Made possible by the California Department of Health Care Services

The Equity-Centered Community Learning Collaborative Provides a $75,000 Grant for Up To 20 Community Health Centers. 

The goal of the ATSH Equity-Centered Community Learning Collaborative is to address, and ultimately eliminate, SUD inequities by expanding MAT care with an equity and racial justice approach that also strengthens partnerships between clinics and their community partners. 

 

Program Components:

The ATSH Equity Collaborative will offer grants, training, tools, technical expertise, and coaching to all participants.

 

Curriculum Topics

The curriculum has been designed by state and national experts and is based on lessons learned from CCI's previous MAT collaboratives. Content will address clinical and operational issues associated with MAT equity, including but not limited to:

 

      Health equity foundations, strategies for identifying health inequities, and implementing a practical health equity program

      Expanding primary care MAT program models, including community partnerships with community-based organizations and/or involving peer support workers, to reduce SUD treatment, access, and health outcome disparities

      Patient identification, selection, and outreach

      Staff training and education for MAT, especially addressing equity and relationships with community partners

      Assessing levels of care and building strong referrals pathways to specialty care when appropriate

      Strategies to reduce barriers to care – specifically racism, discrimination, stigma, and trauma – by actively embracing health equity practices

      Harm reduction

      Trauma-informed care

      Tools and approaches to address stimulant use disorder and manage co-occurring SUDs, such as alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, tobacco, and/or benzodiazepine use

      Systems practice tools to support building partnerships and collaborations across care transition points, such as with acute care hospitals with emergency departments, sobering centers, behavioral health programs, schools, and the justice system

 
ATSH Equity Collaborative Activities 

CCI designed a mix of program activities that have proven effective in enabling teams to expand access to MAT. Program activities include:

 

      3 Learning Sessions: A mix of virtual and in-person learning sessions to share and learn from peers and experts

      2 Webinars: To orient teams on the program requirements, evaluation, and data collection

      Site Visits: (Optional) Learn from sites with mature MAT programs, that center equity and racial justice. Site visits are likely to include virtual and in-person options

      Half-day training addressing a specific topic (e.g., equity, harm reduction)

      1:1 coaching to support your team. Coaches' expertise include MAT clinics, health equity, systems practices/community partnerships, and quality improvement

      Virtual role-based peer forums, e.g., one group for nurses, another for prescribers, or SUD counselors, etc.

      Online community to share resources and communicate

      Grants of $75,000 to help offset the costs of participating in program activities, support community linkages and community partnerships, regularly submit data, and/or expand and sustain a MAT program

 
Grant Installment Details

Installments are typically released to participants within two months of deliverable due dates.

1.     $30,000 for meeting Deliverable No. 1: Participation by your team, including a senior leader, in the February 28, 2023, kick-off webinar and submission of baseline data on the measure set and the capability assessment (both due April 30, 2023).

2.     $20,000 for meeting Deliverable No. 2: Submitting three quarters of data, the midpoint capability assessment, a progress update, and participating in learning sessions 1 and 2.

3.     $25,000 for meeting Deliverable No. 3: Submitting two quarters of data, the final capability assessment, a final progress update, and attending learning session 3.

Requirements to Apply and Participate:

Eligibility 

Organizations in California that provide comprehensive primary care services to underserved populations are eligible to apply. Organizations must be non-profit and tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code or a governmental, tribal, or public entity. This includes:

 

      Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and FQHC look-alikes.

      Community clinics, rural health clinics, and free clinics.

      Ambulatory care clinics owned and operated by local jurisdictions such as public hospitals.

      Indian Health Services clinics.

 

Applicants should not be 'new' to MAT, in other words they should have an established MAT program that has been in operation for not less than one year, with more than one active prescriber working within a multidisciplinary team (e.g., nurse, SUD counselor, peer support worker, other behavioral health practitioner).

 

We encourage applicants to apply who already have, or have begun to, develop partnerships with key stakeholders in their community (e.g., health department, schools, needle exchange, justice, etc.). We are also welcoming applicants who are just starting out with community linkages to propose other entities/organizations within their community with whom they aim to develop strategic partnerships.

 

CCI will accept applications from multiple clinic sites within the same organization. Up to three clinic sites per organization can apply. Project team members may overlap, but each site must define the team responsible for its MAT program and their site-specific goals. Each site selected will be eligible for a grant of up to $75,000. 

 

 If you have questions about whether you qualify, please email Briana Harris-Mills, program manager, at briana@careinnovations.org.

 
Timeline 

The Addiction Treatment Starts Here Learning Collaborative runs from February 2023 to June 2024. Key dates include:

      Request for Applications Released: November 9, 2022

      Informational Webinar: November 15, 2022

      Application Deadline: December 12, 2022

      Cohort Announced: February 15, 2023

      Program Start: February 28, 2023

      Kick-Off Webinar: February 28, 2023

      Measure Set & Capability Assessment Office Hours: March 2023

      Learning Session 1: 2-day in-person session: May 2023

      Learning Session 2: Virtual session: September 13, 2023

      Learning Session 3: 2-day in-person session: March 2024

      Program End: June 30, 2024

 

Online Application

How to apply: 
  • Step 1: Attend Informational Webinar (Optional) Interested organizations are encouraged to participate in an informational webinar on November 15, 2022 (12 pm - 1 pm) to hear a program overview and ask questions. Register here

     

  • Step 2: Apply Online. Applications must be submitted by December 12, 2022, at 5 pm PT. The program cohort will be announced by February 15, 2023.

     

Application Components

  1. Application Form below
  2. 501(c)3 tax status documentation
  3. Narrative response – see the narrative questions below
  4. Budget proposal, using CCI's budget template
  5. Letter of support from leadership: This letter should be from a senior leader who will be involved in your project and should be no more than 1 page.
  6. Organization logo image file (300x300px minimum, png format).