Naloxone Kit Grant Opportunity for Rural First Responders
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is offering a grant opportunity to provide intranasal naloxone kits to first responders in rural counties of Indiana. The grant, funded in part by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the First Responder Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, aims to enhance the capacity of first responders to address opioid-related incidents. Eligible first responders include professional and volunteer firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and other recognized volunteer organizations. Grant recipients are required to administer naloxone as needed, report usage via an online survey, and refrain from selling or distributing the naloxone doses. The grant period runs from October 2023 through September 2024, with a total funding amount of $287,500 available. Non financial aid, only Naloxone kits
Award Range
Not specified - Not specified
Total Program Funding
$287,500
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Exclusive - see details: first responders include firefighters (professional and volunteer), law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and other recognized volunteer organizations responding to opioid-related incidents in rural counties.
Geographic Eligibility
Adams, Blackford, Cass, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Dubois, Fayette, Fountain, Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Henry, Huntington, Jackson, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lawrence, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Montgomery, Noble, Orange, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Spencer, Starke, Steuben, Switzerland, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Wells, White Counties
Application Opens
October 1, 2023
Application Closes
September 1, 2024
Grantor
Laura Hollowell, MA, LMHC; Erin Dalton; Brian Busching, MPH
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