MAT PDOA - THE UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS IN OKLAHOMA (UKB), SEEKS TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OTHER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) WITHIN OUR COMPLEX, UNDER-SERVED, AND RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION. THE UKB HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF THE STATE IN TAHLEQUAH. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 2,724 SQUARE MILES WITHIN FOUR COUNTIES OF ITS FUNCTIONAL SERVICE AREA WITH A LARGE URBAN AREA ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY (TULSA). WITHIN THIS AREA, THERE IS A MIXTURE OF URBAN, RURAL, AND VERY RURAL LOCATIONS. ACCORDING TO US CENSUS DATA, THE TOTAL AMERICAN INDIAN POPULATION (AI ONLY) IN THE SERVICE AREA IS 42,266 OR 27.7% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF 152,371. THERE ARE 54,015 AI ONLY AND IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER RACES.