The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support research applications for commercializable, digital health-based products that aim at positively affecting the fundamental social and environmental conditions that are risk factors for the populations affected by the use of drugs, including opioids.
The eligible small businesses can submit the grant applications focusing on transforming family, housing, employment, justice and educational determinants of drug addiction. The proposed products should offer the most far-reaching and promising opportunities for the intended customers and end-users to meaningfully contribute to addressing the drug addiction and opioid crisis.
Illustrative topics could include, but are not limited to:
- Research, design and validate novel tools and approaches to address food and housing insecurities;
- Research and design of novel tools to enable impactful housing programs that promote health (for example, the innovative housing programs that can co-locate employment, education, and behavioral health services);
- Design and validation of curriculum for “soft skills” development for addiction treatment providers;
- Novel educational tools/novel educational delivery systems to foster compassion and eliminate stigma associated with SUD;
- Research and design of preventive systems for families to promote healthy behaviors, social skills, community opportunities, and productive social involvement;…
