ForecastedResearch announcementOpportunity RFA-CE-27-017

Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01) is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of December 1, 2026; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as up to $550K, with about 5 awards expected and $11.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 10 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.136 (Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 2, 2026Forecast posted
Oct 1, 2026 (est.)Full notice expected
Dec 1, 2026 (est.)Application deadlinenext date
Aug 29, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jul 2, 2026
Est. close date: Dec 1, 2026
Est. award date: Aug 29, 2027
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $550,000
Est. total funding: $11,250,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Additional Eligibility Information to be included in the NOFO

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC, Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to develop, implement, and rigorously evaluate strategies to address and overcome barriers to implementing evidence-based linkage to care services in health care settings. Strategies should focus on individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) or who meet criteria consistent with an OUD and are at risk of an opioid overdose with or without involvement of other substances.

Applicants are expected to have at least one partnership with a public health entity or bona fide agent to identify solutions to challenges in linkages to care. The proposed research should articulate how partnerships with public health entities were established or fostered. All applicants must also propose to collaborate with a local champion in a health care setting to improve linkage to care services and outcomes.

Outcomes can be captured by at least two required measures as defined in the NOFO.

Solutions are expected to be actionable approaches that can be adopted by clinicians and health systems in real-world settings and ensure availability of comprehensive overdose prevention services.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around October 1, 2026. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyTamara N. Crawford, DBH, MPH · ncipc_erpo@cdc.gov Open ↗
Submit before December 1, 2026Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.136Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.136

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$457M

FY25

$458M

FY26

$458M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.136. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.136

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 406 grant awards had funding actions under Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs, with 218 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, INC.$34.5M
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$30.1M
PUBLIC HEALTH, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF$23.4M
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$16.1M
SAFE STATES ALLIANCE$15.7M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Tamara N. Crawford, DBH, MPH
ncipc_erpo@cdc.gov
N/A

Quick answers

Is “Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around October 1, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 3 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $550k, total estimated program funding is $11,250,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-CE-27-017), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.136