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Mass. nonprofits receive grant funds to combat opioid crisis
BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded $1.5 million in matching grant funds to municipalities and organizations across the state to address areas impacted by the opioid crisis.
The grants have been delivered in collaboration with the Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership, which began its partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (DPH) Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and RIZE Massachusetts in 2024. The administration announced on Monday that 30 nonprofits and municipalities received funding.
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'Our ability to meaningfully reduce the devastating impacts of the overdose crisis is dependent on expanding pathways to accessible services at the grassroots level. These nonprofit organizations are equipped with the knowledge and resources to respond effectively to the unique needs of their communities,' said Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD. 'Supporting culturally responsive and evidence-based strategies in our hardest-hit communities has – and will continue to – save lives.'
Through this funding, with grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000, organizations will be able to fund initiatives in their communities to support those impacted by the opioid crisis. These initiatives focus on at least one of these areas: prevention, harm reduction, access to care, recovery, trauma, grief, and family support.
This is the second round of grants distributed through the Mosaic partnership. RIZE Massachusetts plans to conduct two more rounds of matching grants through 2027.
The grant recipients receiving funds are the following:
Adult & Teen Challenge Southern New England Women's Home
Behavioral Health Innovators (BHI)
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Choices
City of Cambridge
City of Fall River
City of Fitchburg
City of Lawrence
City of Lynn
City of Medford
City of New Bedford
City of Revere
City of Somerville
Community Legal Aid, Inc.
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
Gloucester, Ipswich, Rockport Opioid Abatement Collaborative
Justice Resource Institute d/b/a Program RISE
Latin American Health Alliance
Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Metro Mayors Coalition
Power Forward Inc.
Tapestry Health
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Town of Arlington
Town of Brookline
Town of Falmouth
Town of Holbrook
Town of Natick
Town of Orange
Town of Winthrop
Troubled Waters Inc d/b/a The Bridge Club of Greater Lowell
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