HRSA to Provide Funding for the Development of Accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship Programs

The United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced in November the approval of grant funding for Addiction Medicine fellowship development over the next five years. HRSA will provide grants totaling up to $100 million over five years, or $20 million annually. The purpose of the grant is to increase the number of physicians trained in Addiction Medicine working in underserved areas of the United States.

Dr. Kevin Kunz, Executive Vice President of American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) and ABPM Diplomate, said, “We had worked on this for ten years and are super-excited. We know that this funding will encourage the growth of Addiction Medicine fellowships across the United States, especially in locales where there is desparate need for trained and certified Addiction Medicine specialists.”

The submission deadline for the five-year grant of up to $80,000 per year is February 25, 2020. The grant is open to fellowships that are accredited by ACGME and to fellowships accredited by ACAAM that plan to become ACGME-accredited by 2021. For more information, please see https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/fundingopportunities/default.aspx?id=3c1f9e7f-c8de-4dfc-9765-99bc6ec476c8.