The California Department of Public Health/Office of AIDS (OA) provides grants to local health jurisdictions and community-based organizations to support overdose prevention and harm reduction activities, including treatment navigators.
The initiative launched earlier this year and will fund frontline staff at up to 72 syringe services programs (SSPs) through June 2027. CDPH partnered with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation to make funds available in three cycles which began in March 2024, with a maximum total award of $600,000 per program. To date, 55 programs have received awards, and The Center at Sierra Health Foundation will award additional programs in 2025, with a focus on organizations led by or serving Black/African American, Indigenous and People of Color in high-need areas. More information can be found on The Center’s webpage on the initiative.
Additional harm reduction information can be found on OA’s webpage on Syringe Services Programs.
This project receives funding from Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF) through California’s Opioid Settlements.