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Opioid Response Community Grant Awardees
Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health (SPRCPH) is investing in community-led organizations whose work addresses one of the Opioid Response Initiative priority areas:
- Pregnant people, parents and babies.
- Culturally-specific approaches for treatment and recovery.
- Health education, awareness and outreach focused on prevention.
- Treatment and support for people involved in the justice system.
- Education and engagement with young people.
The application for Opioid Response Community Grants was open Jan. 31 – March 18, and grants were awarded during the summer of 2024. Grant funding comes from the opioid settlement as a part of the Opioid Response Initiative.
Grants awarded in each Opioid Response priority area
Awards were given based on how proposed work plans align with the county's priority areas, among other considerations. Find the first-round grantees below.
Pregnant people, parents and babies.
Resources and services for pregnant/parenting people and babies that are impacted by opioid use, and to prevent opioid related overdoses and fatalities.
- The Katallasso Group
- First Step Recovery
Culturally-specific approaches for treatment and recovery.
Alternative or culturally-specific approaches and supports for people in treatment and recovery.
- Urban Village
- Restorative Reiki Health
- Minnesota Community Care
- Stronger Sober House
Health education, awareness and outreach focused on prevention.
Connect people to services through health education, awareness or outreach that focuses on preventing opioid related overdoses and death.
- Amherst Wilder Foundation
- African American Survivor Services
- St. Philip's Ventures
- Vietnamese Community of Minnesota
Treatment and support for people involved in the justice system.
Supportive services for people involved in the justice system with the goal of reducing the likelihood of opioid overdoses and fatalities.
Education and engagement with young people.
Community health education, engagement, and outreach to youth and young adults about the dangers of opioid, fentanyl, and xylazine and substance use.