SB1045,20,10 49.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under 42 USC 9902 (1) (A).

SB1045,20,17 (2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and communities.

SB1045,20,20 (3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the department.

SB1045,20,23 (4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or partnership with other community organizations:

SB1045,21,3 (a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and youth.

SB1045,21,6 (b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment, recovery, or other resources in the community.

SB1045,21,7 (c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.

SB1045,21,9 (d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation, or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.

SB1045,21,11 (e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children in the household.

SB1045,21,14 (f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the caregivers for these children.

SB1045,21,19 (g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies, social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.

SB1045,21,22 (h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction, including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose prevention medications.

SB1045,21,24 (5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least $25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.

SB1045,22,3 (6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or extenuating circumstances.

SB1045,22,14 (7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's Internet site. The department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the department's Internet site and coordinate with the department of children and families to provide additional public access to the reports through the Internet site of the department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile reports submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

SB1045,22,18 (8) The department shall publish on its Internet site the application process and criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all of the following items:

SB1045,22,23 (a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless individuals.

SB1045,22,25 (b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely success.

SB1045,23,3 (c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's effectiveness.

SB1045,23,6 (d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination or partnership.

SB1045,23,10 (e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.

SB1045,23,13 (f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar objectives.

SB1045,23,15 (g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the maximum extent practicable.

SB1045,23,18 (9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:

SB1045,23,20 (a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.

SB1045,23,22 (b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.

SB1045,23,25 (c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.

SB1045,24,2 (d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses to the opioid crisis.

SB1045,24,4 (e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on children of addicted individuals.