UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Department of Mental Health is seeking opioid-response proposals and will award $1 million for prevention, treatment, and recovery projects.
Applicants can submit proposals for projects that address a variety of areas for treatment, prevention, and other strategies. They can include treating opioid-use disorder, addressing the needs of criminal justice-involved persons, preventing over-prescribing of opioids, training, and research.
The county established its opioid response to fund local projects that have positive impacts on the social determinants of health affected by the opioid crisis. Priority areas include harm reduction, treatment, investment across the service continuum, priority populations, housing, recovery, prevention, transportation, public awareness, and research.
There is no cap on the amount of funding organizations can request through this request for proposals, nor a set limit on the number of proposals an organization can submit. There is a limit of two successful awards per organization and a preferred maximum proposed amount of $300,000 per proposal.
A technical-review committee will review and score all proposals in accordance with the process laid out in the score and evaluation section. Applicants are encouraged to submit collaborative/joint proposals as well as proposals for lesser amounts.
“Oneida County is on the forefront of battling the opioid crisis,” Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. said in a press release. “We continue to be a nationwide model by taking a holistic approach that attacks the issue from all points including prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement. This request for proposals will strengthen our position and provide more support to those stricken with addiction and their loved ones.”
The request for proposal documents are available in the public notice section of www.ocgov.net or by contacting Mental Health Commissioner Ashlee Thompson at (315) 768-3660 or mentalhealth@ocgov.net.
Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on Nov. 30.