Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL)

Background
The grant opportunity, titled Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL), is issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the statutory authority of Section 311 of the PHS Act and the SUPPORT Act. The grant aims to support city or county local health departments, special district health departments, and territories to use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities, with a primary focus on opioids and/or stimulants. The grant emphasizes addressing disparities in access to, linkage to, and retention in treatment for substance use disorders, particularly among certain racial/ethnic minority populations and those historically underserved.

Grant Details
The grant has three components: Component A focuses on core prevention and surveillance strategies, including linkage to and retention in care, harm reduction, stigma reduction, clinician and health system best practices, and health IT enhancements. Component B is optional and competitive, supporting toxicologic testing of drug products and/or paraphernalia to track illicit drug market trends.
Component C is also optional and competitive, supporting surveillance of linkage to and retention in care for substance use disorder. The grant prioritizes jurisdictions with higher drug overdose burdens and larger populations while ensuring geographic diversity. Recipients will be expected to implement activities that impact short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes related to overdose prevention strategies.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible entities for this NOFO include health departments and special district governments serving localities and territories along with their bona fide agents. Local jurisdictional health departments may subcontract out funding to reach local communities and partners. The NOFO is open for an open competition under a Cooperative Agreement (CA) type with approximately 40 awards expected. Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program.

Period of Performance
The total period of performance funding is $400,000,000 with an average one-year award amount of $80,000,000. The performance length is 5 years with an estimated award date of August 01, 2023.

Grant Value
$400,000,000 is the total period of performance funding with an average one-year award amount of $80,000,000.

Place of Performance
The grant supports city or county local health departments (LHDs), special district health departments, and territories across various settings including community, public safety, healthcare settings.