Overdose Fatality Review Team Development and Implementation Grant RFP

Announcement Title: Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant Program

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Program Website: Minnesota Drug Overdose Prevention Grant Program – MN Dept. of Health (https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/overdose/response/ofrrfp.html) 

Application Deadline: The completed application must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on Monday, February 2, 2026. Late or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. 

Program Description

The Overdose Fatality Review Team Development and Implementation Program Application will open on Monday, December 1, 2025.  Prevention Grants Portal by 4:30 p.m. central time on Monday, February 2, 2026

This funding will be a competitive process, 18-month period, awarding up to six applicants, with an estimated total of $20,000 each. 

The Minnesota Department of Health's, herein after MDH, Injury Prevention and Mental Health Division is seeking proposals to strengthen Minnesota's response to overdose fatalities through the implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review process.  This funding opportunity is funded through the National Center for Injury and Prevention and Control, Overdose Data to Action in States CDC-RFA-CE-23-0002.  The goal of this funding is to ensure that communities whether newly establishing an OFR process or building a upon existing experience have the resources, support, and guidance necessary to reduce overdose deaths and improve public health outcomes statewide. 

The Overdose Fatality Review Team Development and Implementation program focus:

• Support communities establishing new Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) teams, providing the foundational support needed to build capacity, infrastructure, and partnerships from the ground up.  
• Support communities with Existing OFR teams, helping them sustain, enhance, and expand their efforts to conduct more comprehensive reviews, improve data use, and implement effective prevention strategies. 

To eligible for an OFR Team Development and Implementation Grant, an entity must be: 

• County, tribal, city, or local public health and public safety organizations
• American Indian-led non-profit organizations
• Recovery Community Organizations
• Culturally specific non-profit organizations
• Hospitals and healthcare organizations
• Federally Qualified Health Centers 245G Chemical Health Treatment programs

Collaboration
Applicants must include OFR team participation from both local public health and public safety organizations to apply for this funding and must provide a letter of support from at least one public safety organization demonstrating commitment to partnership and collaboration in the OFR project activities. If the applicant is not a public health organization, a letter of support from a public health organization is required. Include a description of how the public safety and/or public health partner will be engaged in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the proposed work. Tribal nations may apply as a public health organization and include a letter of support from their Tribal public safety department.  Applications that do not include documented public safety and/or health partnerships will not be considered.

Grant Application forms and guidelines

• Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Development and Implementation Grant Request for Proposal (PDF)
• Application Evaluation Scoring Criteria (PDF)
• MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF)
• MDH Sample Grant Agreement (PDF)
• Sample Workplan (Excel)
• Program Budget (Excel)
• Foundant Grantee Guide (PDF)