The Youth Opioid Prevention Grant Program (YOPGP) supports efforts in Oregon City to discourage or prevent youths within community from the misuse of opioids and prevent or reduce overdose deaths or other opioid-related harms through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or strategies, which will improve community’s overall quality of life by investing in programs that focus directly on youth.
Donor Name: City of Oregon City
State: Oregon
City: Oregon City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $20,000
Details:
Goals
Prevent Misuse of Opioids
- Support efforts to discourage or prevent misuse of opioids through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Media campaigns to prevent youth opioid misuse.
- Corrective advertising or affirmative public education campaigns based on evidence for youth.
- Drug take-back disposal or destruction programs.
- Evidence-based prevention programs in schools or evidence-informed school and community education programs and campaigns for students, families, school employees, school athletic programs, parent-teacher and student associations, and others.
- School-based or youth-focused programs or strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing drug misuse and seem likely to be effective in preventing the uptake and use of opioids. Community-based education or intervention services for families, youth, and adolescents at risk for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and any co-occurring Substance Use Disorder/Mental Health (SUD/MH) conditions.
- Evidence-informed programs or curricula to address mental health needs of young people who may be at risk of misusing opioids or other drugs, including emotional modulation and resilience skills.
- Greater access to mental health services and supports for young people, including services and supports provided by school nurses, behavioral health workers or other school staff, to address mental health needs in young people that (when not properly addressed) increase the risk of opioid or another drug misuse.
Prevent Overdose Deaths and Other Harms (Harm and Reduction)
- Support efforts to prevent or reduce overdose deaths or other opioid-related harms through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provide increased availability and distribution of naloxone and other drugs that treat overdoses for first responders, overdose patients, individuals with OUD and their friends and family members, schools, or community navigators and outreach workers.
- Training and education regarding naloxone and other drugs that treat overdoses for overdose patients, patients taking opioids, families, schools, and community support groups
Funding Information
The Oregon City Budget Committee earmarked $40,000 each year for the 2023-2025 biennium budget for a Youth Opioid Prevention Grant Program. The City will distribute a total of up to $40,000 in awards, with a maximum up to $20,000 per grant award for the 2023-24 grant period. Projects/programs must be completed between the day the grant is awarded and June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Projects or programs must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Project applicant must be:
- A non-profit organization or charitable organization with 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Service; or
- A school or institution of higher learning; or
- A local government advisory committee, department, or coalition.
- The project may not fund major capital improvement projects.
- The applicant must not be a sub-contractor of the applicant.
- The project must not promote or inhibit religion.
- The project must not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or sexual orientation.
- The project must not be used to replace any other available source of federal, state, local or regional funds.
For more information, visit Oregon City.
