The Rhode Island Foundation is seeking applications for Round 3 of its Opioid Settlement Impact and Recovery Grants.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Foundation
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Grant Category
They anticipate making two to four awards in this category:
- Trauma Supports
- $625,000 is available to fund programming for trauma supports for Rhode Island first responders, this includes support for peer harm reduction and recovery specialists.
- Trauma Supports proposals may be for projects that are up to two years in duration.
- Individual, Family, and Community Recovery Supports and Capital
- $850,000 is available to support programming by organizations made up of or serving individuals, families, and communities affected by the opioid crisis by increasing individual and/or community recovery capital. This includes supporting families of people who use drugs, who are in recovery, or who have passed away because of an overdose.
- Proposals in the of Individual, Family, and Community Recovery Supports and Capital may be for projects that are up to two years in duration.
- Youth Community-Based Prevention
- $700,000 is available to support evidence-based or evidence-informed community-based trauma supports, opioid prevention services, and leadership opportunities targeted towards youth and young adults.
- Youth Community-Based Prevention proposals may be for projects that are up to two years in duration.
- Emerging Issues
- $300,000 is available to support emerging issues in response to the ever-changing overdose epidemic.
- Emerging Issues proposals may be for one year of funding only.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations with a demonstrated track record of opioid prevention, harm reduction, treatment, or recovery activity.
- Organizations that are committed to promoting equity and eliminating disparities – especially racial and ethnic disparities – as evidenced by their mission statements, publicly stated program priorities, data collection practices, etc.
- To meet the State’s focus on equity and eliminating disparities, organizations led by members of Rhode Island’s BIPOC community, LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders, Veteran Rhode Islanders, Rhode Islanders with disabilities, and others who are disproportionately impacted by overdose are especially welcome to apply.
- Individual nonprofit or collaborations of 501(c) organizations located in and serving the state of Rhode Island are eligible to apply.
- This program does not fund individuals, scholarships or research, capital or endowment efforts, or fundraising events.
- Grants may support faith-based organizations for secular programs or projects.
- The Rhode Island Foundation believes that the community can best be served by charitable organizations that both reflect and serve the diversity of the community. They do not award grants to applicants or for programs that have a policy that discriminates against any person or group in any way that is either unlawful or inconsistent with the mission or values of the Foundation.
For more information, visit RIF.
