Thank you for your interest in the NC Community-Powered Overdose Prevention RFP. Due to the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene on the western part of the state, we have decided to extend the deadline for applications until Friday, January 31, 2025.
In addition to the new deadline, we have also made changes to the total funding available and the grantee selection process, both of which are outlined below.
More Total Funding Available
Originally, we intended to roll out two grant cycles totaling $1,000,000. However, due to the change in circumstances, we are combining the two cycles and increasing the total funding available for this RFP from $500,000 to $1,000,000. Individual grants are still set for $50,000 and $25,000, and organizations can only apply for one grant funding amount. Funding will be for one year, with projects starting in April 2025. Please note that even under the original two-cycle structure, organizations receiving funding in the first cycle would not have been eligible for funding in the second one. Thus, there is no lost funding opportunity with this new integrated format.
Change to Grantee Selection Process
In order to facilitate a larger pool of funding and hopefully lighten the load for applicants, we will not host finalist interviews via Zoom. Instead, for applicants selected to advance to the final round, we will ask you to submit video responses to a short series of questions. These are not intended to be formal presentations but rather a more personable option to help bring your proposal and organization to life. Further details will be provided to finalists.
As you resume or begin work on your application, continue to explore the following RFP resources:
Wishing strength, peace, and a swift recovery for everyone who has been impacted by the hurricane. As always, feel free to reach out to Brandon Williams (bwilliams@frontlinesol.com)
if you have any questions.
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Vital Strategies is partnering with Frontline Solutions to request proposals from organizations led and powered by Black, Indigenous, and Latine communities in North Carolina that are seeking to adopt or deepen the use of harm reduction principles to reduce the incidence of negative health effects and the number of fatal overdoses among Black, Indigenous, and Latine people who use drugs (PWUD). This funding initiative will award grants of $25,000 and $50,000, with total funding available set at $1,000,000. Funding will be for one year, with projects starting in April 2025. Organizations can only apply for one grant funding amount.