The Minnesota Department of Health’s, herein after MDH, Injury and Violence Prevention Section is seeking proposals to provide services for drug overdose prevention in Minnesota.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
This grant opportunity aims to reduce overdose deaths and enhance overdose prevention efforts. Programs should adhere to the following best practice approaches in service delivery. Programs and activities must be:
- Trauma-informed,
- Person centered,
- Strength-based,
- Culturally responsive,
- And use harm reduction principles.
Funding Information
The funding source for this grant program is state dollars allocated through the Minnesota Comprehensive Drug Overdose and Morbidity Prevention Act. MDH is seeking proposals for the grant period June 30, 2024 – May 31, 2028. This grant opportunity will award up to approximately $500,000 annually for four years.
- Category 1 – TOWN Program for Communities
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $400,000 per year for a four-year total of $1,600,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 2
- Category 2 – TOWN Program – Telehealth MOUD Bridge
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $100,000 per year for a four-year total of $400,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: One (1).
Eligible Applicants
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 or for-profit agency. Applicants must have state or federal recognition as a formal organization or entity, such as a Federal Employer Identification Number or an active registration with the MN Secretary of State. Organizations or groups that do not have state or federal recognition must apply with a fiscal agent. Applicants must be located and conduct grant activities in the state of Minnesota, but fiscal agents may be located outside of Minnesota. Eligible applicants who wish to work together but have not formed a legal partnership must designate one organization as a fiscal agent.
For more information, visit MDH.
