First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
Funds states, local governments, and AI/AN tribes or tribal organizations to train first responders and communities to administer and distribute opioid overdose reversal medications.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Statutorily limited to states, local governmental entities, and AI/AN tribes and tribal organizations; public universities are not eligible to apply directly. · Program funds training/distribution of opioid overdose reversal medications, not research.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of the FR-CARA program is to train first responders and communities in administering and distributing opioid overdose reversal medications (OORM).
Eligibility
Eligibility for this program is statutorily limited to states, local governmental entities, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Rachel Bailey Content Administrator <NOFOBudget.CSAP@samhsa.hhs.gov>
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