{"id":105033,"date":"2023-11-08T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=105033"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:53:09","slug":"state-rfp-invites-prevention-programs-services-on-opioid-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/11\/08\/state-rfp-invites-prevention-programs-services-on-opioid-use\/","title":{"rendered":"State RFP invites prevention programs, services on opioid use"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNMC is sharing information about a new Request for Proposals (RFP) through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Faculty, centers and other UNMC groups are invited to partake in a significant funding opportunity by proposing new projects related to prevention programs and services specific to opioid use within the State of Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the national opioid-related settlement agreements with pharmaceutical distributors in 2020, the state\u2019s DHHS and Attorney General\u2019s Office formed the Nebraska Opioid Settlement Remediation Advisory Committee. This group is tasked with establishing criteria to effectively use the settlement monies in the State’s Opioid Recovery Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Kratochvil, MD, interim vice chancellor for external relations, and Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, department of pediatrics vice chair of research and executive director of the Child Health Research Institute, both serve as coalition members on the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RFP seeks to fund proposals that showcase expertise and a proven track record in deploying prevention programs and services targeting opioid use, ideally those that would produce positive change in outcome measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Anderson Berry said Nebraska’s Opioid Settlement Remediation Advisory Committee is focused on ensuring the settlement funds for the state make a positive impact on Nebraskans who have been devastated by this crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As the committee considers proposals for the first funding awards in prevention of opioid use, we need innovative ideas,” she said. “This is an opportunity for teams to work within the state using expertise to decrease the hold that the opioid epidemic has on our state and its citizens and aligns well with the strengths of UNMC faculty and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I would encourage anyone interested in developing a proposal to submit to the committee.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants are encouraged to submit innovative ideas within the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n