Opioid Abatement Community Grant Program Awards $411K in Third Grant Cycle
The third opioid abatement grant cycle is making a measurable difference across New Hampshire. This round awarded $411,690 to 29 organizations supporting evidence-informed and community-driven initiatives designed to address the ongoing impacts of the opioid crisis.
Key Takeaways
- Significant Funding: The third opioid abatement grant cycle awarded $411,690 to 29 organizations across New Hampshire.
- High Demand: The program received 58 applications, demonstrating a competitive need and deep community commitment.
- Comprehensive Care: Funded projects span the entire continuum of care, focusing on prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and expanding community workforce capacity.
How Does This Third Opioid Abatement Grant Cycle Support Our Community?
The third responsive cycle drew significant interest. In total, the program received 58 applications. The selected proposals demonstrate strong alignment with the program’s strategic priorities and reflect the full continuum of care, including prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery, and community capacity building.
Projects funded through this round include initiatives focused on:
- Expanding access to recovery supports
- Strengthening family-centered prevention strategies
- Enhancing community outreach and education
- Improving workforce capacity to respond to opioid-related emergencies.
Together, these awards will strengthen critical services. They will also expand access to supports, and advance local solutions tailored to the needs of New Hampshire communities.
“This third responsive grant cycle shows the depth of commitment across our state to addressing the opioid crisis in practical, community-centered ways. These funds are helping organizations respond to real needs on the ground, whether that means expanding recovery supports, strengthening prevention strategies, improving outreach, or building workforce capacity. The strength of this program is that it allows resources to move closer to the people and communities most impacted.”
– Shannon Swett, Chief Impact Officer at Granite United Way
Which Organizations Received Funding in This Cycle?
The following 29 organizations across New Hampshire were selected to receive a portion of the $411,690 in grant funding during this responsive cycle:
- Back in the Saddle: Project CONNECT (Trauma-informed equine therapy for individuals in recovery) ($15,000)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters: Data-Driven Mentoring & Prevention Initiative ($15,000)
- Circle Program: Circle Camp Prevention Project for Girls Impacted by Family Substance Use ($12,000)
- Communities for Alcohol & Drugfree Youth: HOPE in Action: Primary Opioid Prevention Initiative ($15,000)
- Community Partners: SENHS Program Supplies Stabilization ($15,000)graniteuw
- Farmington Fire Department: Farmington Opioid Overdose Prevention, Response, and Workforce Training Program ($13,100)
- Good Neighbor Health Clinics: Responding to Opioid Use Through Low-Barrier Access to Harm Reduction, Treatment, Prevention & Recovery Supports ($15,000)
- Grafton County Senior Citizens Council: Strengthening Frontline Response to Substance Use Disorder Among Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities ($15,000)
- Grapevine – Family & Community Resource: Grapevine Prevention & Supports ($10,000)
- Life Forest: Children’s Grief Support StoryWalk at Life Forest Cemetery ($15,000)
- Lincoln Police Benevolent Association: Lin-Wood School Comfort K9 Program: Youth Mental Health and Opioid Prevention Initiative ($10,000)
- MaineHealth Memorial Hospital: Community Mobility for Recovery: Removing Transportation Barriers for Patients with Substance Use Disorder ($15,000)
- Manchester Acupuncture Studio: Two Certified Five Needle Protocol (5NP) Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) training events ($15,000)
- Marguerite’s Place: Stabilizing Housing Transitions for Families Impacted by Opioid Use ($15,000)
- N.H. Humanities Council, Inc.: Connections Program ($15,000)
- Neighbors In Need: Barrier Resolution Funds ($15,000)
- NH Catholic Charities: Supporting Training and Outreach for New Generation Staff and Program ($12,846)
- Pinetree Institute: Expanding Early Intervention for Youth Substance Use ($15,000)
- Revive Recovery Resource Center: Lifeline: Rapid Overdose Prevention & Health Access Initiative ($15,000)
- SEE Science Center: Creating Safe Spaces for HOPE: Family Prevention and Harm Reduction ($14,794)
- SOS Recovery Community Organization: North Country Tertiary Prevention & Harm Reduction Training Initiative ($15,000)
- Adult-Teen Challenge New England Inc.: Vocational Training for SUD-impacted Adults ($15,000)
- The River Center: Strengthening Service Delivery Through Secure Technology Infrastructure ($15,000)
- The Upper Room, Family Resource: HiSET: Support for non-traditional students ($15,000)
- Triangle Club: Arts and Wellness programming/alternative programming for individuals in recovery ($10,000)
- Waypoint: Language Access for Family Support and Family Preservation Services ($15,000)
- Wentworth Douglass Hospital: Strengthening the Frontline Workforce at the Doorway ($13,950)
- White Horse Recovery: Enhancing Community Spaces to Strengthen Recovery Engagement and Collaborative Care ($15,000)
- Woodsville Ambulance: Video Laryngoscopes ($15,000)
How Can Your Organization Apply for Future Opioid Abatement Community Grant?
Granite United Way continues to offer individualized technical assistance and virtual information sessions to help applicants develop strong, compliant proposals. For support, please contact our team at OACGP@graniteuw.org.
If your organization is interested in future funding opportunities, visit our Funding Opportunities page. You can also sign up for our eNewsletter to get regular updates.
The Opioid Abatement Community Grant Program is administered by Granite United Way in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and the New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission.