Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Grants

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Grants is sponsored by Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. Supports organizations nationwide with grants aimed at innovative solutions to the opioid and overdose crisis.

Home | Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Inspiring and accelerating action to end the opioid crisis.

FORE is a national grantmaking foundation committed to convening and supporting partners advancing patient-centered, innovative, evidence-based solutions. FORE Awards More Than $1. 5 Million to Organizations Advancing State Opioid Policy, Treatment Access, and Public Understanding of Opioid Policy Issues FORE Awards $3.

7 Million to Community-Based Organizations to Bolster Their Response to the Opioid and Overdose Crisis FORE’s Latest Impact Report Showcases How Grantees Are Changing Systems to Change Lives New Video Highlights Ways to Identify and Address Substance Use Coercion New Grant Focuses on Advancing New Payment Models for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment New Issue Brief: Galvanizing Rural Opioid Responses with Rural Health Transformation Program Dollars Webinar: Opportunities to Improve Rural Responses to Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose (March 26, 2026) With Second Grant, Project Venture Will Expand and Evaluate Its Walking in Strength Initiative for Youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota New Video Highlights Vital Role Community-Based Organizations Play in Rural Opioid Response Efforts FORE announced today that it is awarding $3.

7 million in capacity-building grants to 25 community-based organizations that serve areas and populations disproportionately affected by #opioid use disorder and #overdose deaths. Congratulations to all!

Open post by forefdn with ID 18096726611606554 Yesterday at #ARM26, #FOREgrantee Hannah Maxey of the @bowenctr at @iumedschool was joined by Ashlyn Burns, Brittany Daulton, Jeff Shumway, and FORE’s Program Director Ken Shatzkes, PhD to discuss progress in the development of a national framework for building and sustaining a behavioral health and substance use paraprofessional workforce.

Open post by forefdn with ID 18123373120629731 Progress in addressing the #opioid and #overdose crisis depends on more than expanding services. It requires changing the systems that shape how care is delivered, financed, and sustained. Our new 2025 Impact Report explores how grantees across the country are tackling these structural challenges head on.

Open post by forefdn with ID 18065410220394068 Substance use coercion is a common but underrecognized form of intimate partner violence that affects a significant share of women with #opioid use disorder, yet most clinicians are not trained to recognize these dynamics.

They may interpret missed appointments, not taking medication, or returning to use as noncompliance without understanding that a partner may be sabotaging a patient’s care by withholding transportation, tampering with medication, or threatening harm.

A new video released today describes how the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health and clinicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) developed and tested the Beyond Screening Toolkit.

The toolkit provides practical guidance for clinicians on how to screen for substance use coercion and integrate safety plans into clinical workflows so that patients can navigate treatment and recovery without risking retaliation from an abusive partner. Learn more at forefdn. org.

Open post by forefdn with ID 18444583180115125 How #pediatricians respond to positive substance use screenings can change everything. In this video, #FOREgrantee American Academy of Pediatrics member Dr. Ashley Ebersole shares practical steps to help keep adolescents and young adults safe and empower parents and caregivers as they navigate these challenges.

Open post by forefdn with ID 18049827377509751 FORE supports evidence-based responses to perinatal substance use disorder (SUD) care, but evidence-based does not mean one-size-fits-all.

So, we partnered with the @perigeefund, @amchp_dc, @ucsf’s Team Lily, @renewal_house, and @ncdvtmh to hold a Perinatal SUD Care Skills-Builder session at the #AMCHP2026 Conference to offer hands-on guidance for adapting and sustaining effective perinatal SUD care interventions to meet community needs and support families impacted by SUD to stay together safely and lead healthy lives.

Open post by forefdn with ID 18000492062731169 More of FORE on Instagram Recognizing An Urgent Need The opioid crisis is impacting families and communities across the country. An estimated 117 Americans die every day (42,703 in the past 12 months) from an opioid overdose 1 , and an estimated 4. 2 million experience an opioid use disorder 2 , affecting individuals, families, and communities across the nation.

Now more than ever, it is critical for us to think creatively, test new approaches, remove silos, and enhance and expand activities proven to prevent and reduce opioid use disorder.

1 Provisional reported as of February 2026, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2026 2 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2026 We are committed to convening and supporting partners advancing patient-centered, innovative, evidence-based solutions addressing the opioid crisis.

With patients at the center, we are focused on promoting excellence and supporting programs and grants in four key areas: Professional education, payer & provider strategies, policy initiatives, and public awareness. See Our Grantmaking Approach