With support from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and in collaboration with the CDC, NACCHO is offering a funding opportunity to support the integration of public health and harm reduction practices into public safety settings. This initiative, backed by the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) – a collaboration between the CDC and ONDCP’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program – aims to reduce overdose deaths at local, state, and regional levels. Access the RFP here.

NACCHO will award up to 17 applicants in different stages of their project development. Organizations are invited to apply to one of the following project tracks:

• Planning Award: Up to $50,000 each for applicants to begin planning a project that integrates public health and public safety to reduce overdose deaths and promote harm reduction.
• Implementation Award: Up to $120,000 each for applicants ready to implement project activities with relevant partners engaged.

Applicants should apply with the intent of engaging public health, public safety, and people with lived/living experience in the planning or implementation process. Project proposals must use public health approaches in line with Harm Reduction principles within public safety settings to respond to and prevent drug overdoses. Each funded project will be supported by NACCHO, CDC, and the jurisdiction’s ORS team (Public Health Analyst/PHA and Drug Intelligence Officer/DIO).

NACCHO invites interested applicants to participate in an informational webinar on Thursday, November 14 at 3:00pm ET. Participants are encouraged to come with any questions they may have regarding this opportunity. No new information will be shared during the webinar, and applicants do not need to wait for this optional webinar to begin or submit applications. Register here.

For full details about the funding opportunity, please review the Request for Proposals. Applications must be submitted using NACCHO’s online portal no later than Tuesday, December 3 by 5:00pm ET. Submissions after this deadline will not be considered. Applicants may post individual questions to NACCHO at any point during the application process by emailing the Injury and Violence Prevention Team at [email protected] with the subject line “RHAPSODI RFP Question.”