Opioid and Fentanyl Response

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH)/Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch (SAPB) provides fentanyl program grants to increase local efforts in education, testing, recovery, and support services to implement Chapter 783, Statutes of 2022 (AB 2365). In 2023, CDPH-SAPB awarded six one-time grants allocated by region: two in Northern California, two in the Central Valley, and two in Southern California. The total funding period will span three years until February 2027.

More information about the Fentanyl Overdose Prevention Grant can be found on the CDPH website.

Additional information on the Overdose Prevention Initiative (OPI) including the CA Overdose Surveillance Dashboard can be found on the Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch (SAPB) website.

This project receives funding from Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF) through California’s Opioid Settlements.