The Summit County Opioid Healing Fund provides grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofits supporting Summit County residents directly impacted by the opioid epidemic.
Donor Name: Akron Community Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Summit County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This fund was developed to recognize and aid the work of the organizations tirelessly working with limited resources and institutional support to respond, rebuild and recover from the opioid epidemic. Since 2021, Akron Community Foundation has awarded more than $1.2 million in Summit County Opioid Settlement Funds. Over the past 4 years, Akron Community Foundation has awarded nearly $1,250,000 in Summit County Opioid Settlement Funds. The fund has supported 40 organizations with 78 grants totaling $1,236,485. Many of the organizations have been very impactful in their work and are requesting additional funds.
Priorities
The foundation has established grantmaking priorities for the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund. Grant applications must address at least one of the following priorities to be considered:
- Community-based strategies that support the priorities of the Summit County Opiate Abatement Plan:
- Education
- Prevention
- Harm Reduction
- Treatment
- Programs, projects or events that offer increased opportunities for:
- Peer support services
- Recovery-oriented services
- Community-based recovery events
Eligibility Criteria
- Any funded programs/projects must benefit Summit County residents and be conducted in Summit County by a Summit County organization.
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or must use a fiscal agent that is a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Grantees will be required to submit a detailed grant report on how the funds were dispersed and provide an update on deliverables, including goals and objectives of the program, project, or event.
- Preference will be given to organizations and proposals that agree to work collaboratively with others in community to make a short and long-term impact.
- Priority will be given to organizations that are meeting the needs of minority/diverse populations.
- Priority will be given to projects that are currently not being funded by the Summit County ADM Board
- Priority will be given to organizations that have not received a previous grant from the fund. Organizations that have received grant awards in rounds 1, 2 and 3 are eligible if they have expended all the funds awarded in previous cycles.
- Priority will be given to smaller, grassroots organizations that are not able to secure support from other/larger funders.
For more information, visit Akron Community Foundation.
