MDH is seeking proposals to expand access to comprehensive syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject and/or use drugs (PWID/PWUD) who are also people experiencing homelessness and/or housing instability (PEH/PEHI).
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funds are granted through a competitive process to agencies proposing expansion of current SSP programming or establishment of new SSP programming. Services delivered under this funding will contribute towards achieving important goals and priorities of a variety of national, state, and local strategies and frameworks for infectious disease and overdose prevention and response.
MDH seeks to make the greatest impact by focusing on Minnesotans experiencing the highest burden of the epidemic. People who use drugs and who are experiencing homelessness and/or housing instability may have less consistent access to prevention and care, and therefore are more likely to experience potential harms related to drug use, such as HIV/Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and overdose.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant Out: $960,000
- Estimated Yearly Award Maximum (establishing new SSP): $150,000-200,000
- Estimated Yearly Award Maximum (expanding existing SSP: $100,000)
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include community-based organizations, community health centers, federally qualified health centers, tribal governments, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, county governments/community health boards, and any other public or private non-profit agency.
Eligible applicants’ experience may include:
- Providing syringe services and harm reduction programming to the priority populations they apply to serve.
- Providing services to PEH/PEHI, in settings where PEH/PEHI may congregate, including clinical settings, shelters/transitional housing, supportive housing, encampments and/or other service or street outreach settings.
- Assessing the needs of those more vulnerable to HIV/HCV exposure, substance use disorder, overdose and other potential morbidities associated with drug use and providing active referrals to address those needs.
Applicants must assure the funding awarded from this RFP will supplement and not supplant existing programs.
For more information, visit MDH.
