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More than $1.5 Billion Allocated for Opioid Response Programs, includes ORN
ORN Bulletin September 2025: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, announced an allocation of more than $1.5 billion in funding awards for State Opioid Response and Tribal Opioid...
HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid...
Adolescent Recovery as a Social Process: Examining and Fostering Social Network Change
ORN Bulletin August 2025: Social influence plays a powerful role in shaping adolescent behavior, including substance use, as adolescents form their personal and social identities. Social identity, defined by group memberships, guides behavior based on shared norms and...
ORN Notice Re: Harm Reduction-Related Technical Assistance
August 25, 2025: As a federally funded program, pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order on Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets, signed on July 24, 2025, ORN is no longer funding technical assistance for “harm reduction” activities. Further...
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program application cycle opens on September 1
NIH will begin accepting applications for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) on September 1, 2025. Awardees can receive up to $100,000 in qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award.