On December 8th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Harm Reduction Program Grants. This program supports community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction services to:
- Enhance overdose and other prevention activities for individuals with or at risk of developing substance use disorders;
- Support distribution of opioid overdose reversal medication to individuals at risk of overdose;
- Build connections for individuals to overdose education, counseling, and health education;
- Refer individuals to treatment for infection diseases; and
- Encourage individuals to take steps to reduce the negative personal and public health impacts of substance use or misuse.
SAMHSA will award over $29 million in total funding across 25 awards during the three-year grant period. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit community-based organizations and primary and behavioral health organizations. The priority populations for this program include rural communities, LGBTQ+, and racial and ethnic minorities.
Our summary can be found here, and the full NOFO is available here. Applications are due on February 7, 2022.