Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant

Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Amount: Approximately US $20,000
Last Updated: December 04, 2025

Summary

The Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant by the Minnesota Department of Health aims to enhance the state's response to overdose fatalities. This initiative seeks to provide communities with resources, support, and guidance to effectively establish or improve their OFR processes. Collaboration among local public health and safety organizations is essential, and applicants must submit letters of support to demonstrate commitment. This funding aims to reduce overdose deaths and improve overall public health outcomes.

Overview

Minnesota Department of Health Mission: Protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans. Vision: The vision of MDH is for health equity in Minnesota, where all communities are thriving and all people have what they need to be healthy. Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant Program Program Description The Minnesota Department of Health's, herein after MDH, Injury Prevention and Mental Health Division is seeking proposals to strengthen Minnesota's response to overdose fatalities through the implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review process. This funding opportunity is funded through the National Center for Injury and Prevention and Control, Overdose Data to Action in States CDC-RFA-CE-23-0002. The goal of this funding is to ensure that communities whether newly establishing an OFR process or building a upon existing experience have the resources, support, and guidance necessary to reduce overdose deaths and improve public health outcomes statewide. Collaboration Applicants must include OFR team participation from both local public health and public safety organizations to apply for this funding and must provide a letter of support from at least one public safety organization demonstrating commitment to partnership and collaboration in the OFR project activities. If the applicant is not a public health organization, a letter of support from a public health organization is required.

Eligibility

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