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Minnesota Overdose Fatality Review Team Development and Implementation Grant

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Minnesota Department of Health
Deadlines
Feb 2, 2026
Contact

651.201.5000
888.345.0823
health.preventionrfp@state.mn.us

Purpose

The Minnesota Department of Health is offering funding to strengthen Minnesota's response to overdose fatalities through the implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) process.

The program's goal is to ensure that communities, whether newly establishing an OFR process or building upon existing experience, have the resources, support, and guidance necessary to reduce overdose deaths and improve public health outcomes statewide. OFRs function to analyze individual overdose cases to uncover systemic issues, service gaps, and missed opportunities for intervention. They are designed to strengthen collaboration among public health, public safety, healthcare, and social service partners, resulting in actionable, data-driven recommendations to prevent future deaths.

Expected program outcomes:

  • Identification of gaps in public health, healthcare, and social service systems, and missed opportunities for prevention that contribute to overdose deaths
  • Improved coordination and data sharing among public health, hospitals, EMS, law enforcement, behavioral health, and community organizations to increase awareness and develop targeted, community specific prevention strategies
  • Development and implementation of recommendations for improved practices in emergency departments, primary care settings, substance use treatment programs, public health programs, prevention programs, and/or community-based organizations
  • Reduction of overdose in communities through timely interventions
  • Data-informed recommendations for policy changes
  • Measurable indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and community programs
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:

  • County, tribal, city, and local governments
  • American Indian-led nonprofit organizations
  • Recovery community organizations
  • Culturally specific nonprofit organizations
  • Hospitals and healthcare organizations
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers
  • 245G Chemical Health Treatment programs
Applicants must include participation from both local public health and public safety organizations and must provide a letter of support from at least one public safety organization demonstrating commitment to partnership and collaboration in the project activities.
Geographic coverage
Minnesota
Amount of funding

Expected award amount: $20,000
Project period: 18 months
Estimated number of awards: 6

Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Community and faith-based initiatives · Criminal justice system · Emergency department and urgent care services · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Human services · Mortality · Networking and collaboration · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Population health · Primary care · Public health · Substance use and misuse · Minnesota

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