Deadline: 20-Sep-21
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) has announced the Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Families and Communities to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose.
Grants support for projects which can develop, adapt, explore, and/or evaluate promising evidence-based models of family- and community-based prevention for opioid use disorder and overdose, particularly for children and families at highest risk.
Areas
This opportunity will focus on projects in the following areas:
- Mitigating the Impact of ACEs on Families: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)ACEs and trauma play a large role in whether an individual is more susceptible to developing an SUD. People with high ACE scores are more likely to start using drugs or alcohol at an early age and are up to ten times more likely to experience addiction compared with people who have not experienced childhood trauma.
- Developing Models for Racial and Cultural Minorities and Addressing Inequities: The gap in the rate of opioid overdoses among racial minorities, such as Black and LatinX individuals, and white Americans has narrowed significantly. The nation’s ‘war on drugs’ has also led to a disproportionate number of children in these communities to grow up without a parent present.
- Addressing and Managing Pain, Emotional Distress, and Trauma: Alleviating physical and/or emotional pain is a common reason for initiating misuse of opioids and other substances. Projects which help children and adolescents develop healthy ways of responding to pain with interventions or supports that may be based in schools, homes, or communities will be considered.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for a grant of up to $500,000 a year for up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Generally, FORE will consider grant requests for specific projects from U.S.-based public charities that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as from nonprofit, tax-exempt universities.
- The Foundation will also consider grant requests from state, local, and Native American tribal government units or agencies for specific charitable projects.
For more information, visit https://forefdn.org/grants-and-funding/