Combating Overdose through Community-Level Intervention | CCL CCL 23 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for CCL CCL 23 001

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), within the Executive Office of the President, is offering a discretionary federal funding opportunity titled "Combating Overdose through Community-Level Intervention" (Funding Opportunity Number: CCL CCL 23 001; CFDA 95.007). The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which generally means ONDCP expects to have an active role during the project period through collaboration, technical input, or other forms of federal involvement beyond what is typical for a standard grant. The opportunity sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, signaling that ONDCP is looking for applicants that can do rigorous implementation and evaluation work, not just provide direct services.

The central goal is to support research-driven, community-based efforts that address the overdose epidemic in real-world settings. Funded projects are expected to implement interventions at the community level and evaluate whether they reduce overdoses and related harms. In practice, that points to projects that combine on-the-ground deployment with strong measurement, such as tracking overdose outcomes, service utilization, and other indicators over time, and using evaluation methods that can credibly show what worked, for whom, and under what local conditions.

A major emphasis of the program is strengthening and formalizing partnerships between law enforcement and public health agencies. ONDCP highlights that collaboration between these sectors is critical to reducing overdose deaths and other harms associated with substance misuse. The intent is to fund work that helps these partners operate in a coordinated way, potentially aligning public safety and health responses, improving referral pathways to treatment and recovery supports, enabling faster and more targeted overdose prevention actions, and creating shared strategies that reduce harm while improving community trust and effectiveness.

Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, including organizations such as hospitals and university-affiliated entities. The listing also notes "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," implying there may be additional eligible entity types depending on the full notice language, but the core target is public nonprofit institutions and organizations with the capacity to run community interventions and evaluate them.

Financially, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $1,500,000 and anticipates making one award. The original application closing date was August 31, 2023, with a creation date of July 31, 2023. Overall, the grant is designed for a single, well-resourced lead organization to coordinate a substantial community intervention and evaluation effort while actively building and supporting durable cross-sector partnerships between public health and law enforcement as a core strategy for preventing overdose and reducing broader substance-related harms.

• The Office of National Drug Control Policy in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combating Overdose through Community-Level Intervention" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 95.007.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 31, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2023 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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