Empowering Communities: OneOhio Recovery Foundation Announces 2024 Regional Grant Process

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation recently announced news that we have all been waiting for: the start of its grantmaking process.

Soon, the Foundation’s 2024 Regional Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) will be released publicly, and the new OneOhio Grant Portal will go live, inviting organizations on the frontline lines of Ohio’s opioid epidemic to register in preparation for the application process set to launch in early April. It is all expected to start on March 4, when the RFP will be posted on the Foundation’s Grant Headquarters webpage: OneOhioFoundation.com/Grants.

Here is an overview of the timeline and process we can expect:

• March 4: The 2024 Regional Grant RFP will be posted online, and prospective applicants can access the registration form on the OneOhio Grant Portal.

• April 2: The 2024 Regional Grant application will go live, giving eligible entities until May 3 to apply for funding.

• Following the application submission deadline, the 19 OneOhio Region Grant Review Committees will diligently review and recommend funding for projects within their respective regions.

• The Foundation’s Expert Panel will then evaluate nominations, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices and Ohio Abatement Strategies, leading to recommendations by the OneOhio Grant Oversight Committee and final approvals by the Board of Directors.

The 2024 Regional Grant funding cycle will allocate up to approximately $51 million in awards and will be open to a diverse range of Ohio-based organizations, including non-profits, for-profits, and government entities. All grantees must adhere to the Ohio Abatement Strategies and pass compliance checks, with funds designated for evidence-based interventions in prevention, treatment, recovery, and substance use disorder abatement.

A careful, thorough effort has been made by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff to create a grantmaking process that helps support prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in every corner of Ohio. The Foundation’s grants can only be gamechangers in the epidemic, however, if they are put to work. That’s why it is incumbent upon us to spread the word and apply for grants. Please consider sharing information about the Foundation, the start of its grant process and then applying for grants that can help our communities move forward.

The opioid epidemic has left a tragic mark on every person, family and community it has touched, but that damage doesn’t need to be the last word. There can be healing, recovery and new resilience going forward, and with the significant resources of the Foundation applied to innovative efforts across Ohio, we can move forward together in strength.