Opportunity Information: Apply for 2018 ONDCP COOCLI
The Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation: Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Intervention is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) within the Executive Office of the President. It is designed to help communities respond to the opioid overdose epidemic by supporting practical, community-based interventions and by strengthening coordination between public health and public safety systems. The program is framed around the urgency of rising overdose deaths nationwide, citing CDC data showing more than 63,000 overdose deaths in 2016, with more than 42,000 involving opioids, and it situates the work in the broader federal response that included the 2017 declaration of the opioid crisis as a national Public Health Emergency.
ONDCP anticipated making a single cooperative agreement award for a one-year project period beginning around September 2018, with an award ceiling of $3,500,000 and one expected award. Because this is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the intent is a more hands-on, collaborative relationship with the federal government during performance. The funded organization (referred to as the non-federal entity, or NFE) is expected to work closely with ONDCP and align efforts with related work underway at ONDCP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A key element is coordination with the federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program and the CDC-linked Heroin Response Strategy initiative, reflecting the solicitation's emphasis on linking data, prevention, enforcement, and response capacities rather than treating them as separate tracks.
The core purpose of the award is twofold. First, the recipient must undertake research activities that involve implementing and evaluating community-level overdose reduction efforts, especially in regions experiencing some of the highest rates of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Second, the recipient must actively support and promote partnerships between law enforcement and public health agencies, based on the premise that overdose prevention and harm reduction work better when public safety and public health are coordinated, share information appropriately, and operate toward common outcomes. The solicitation also recognizes that many overdose response efforts are decentralized across state and local systems, so a major expectation is that the award will help coordinate and strengthen these often fragmented responses.
ONDCP lays out several specific performance areas that the recipient must deliver. One is to research and analyze a range of existing community-based interventions and identify evidence-based or proven strategies that reduce opioid-related overdose deaths. Another is to use those evidence-based approaches to implement, expand, or enhance community programs aimed at reducing overdoses, with particular focus on high-burden areas. The solicitation notes a strong preference for proposals that distribute resources broadly through subawards, prioritizing applicants that will make funding available to at least eight communities. In addition to implementation, the recipient must evaluate the selected community interventions to determine how effective they are at reducing overdoses and other opioid-related harms, again emphasizing measurement and results in the most heavily impacted regions.
Beyond program roll-out and evaluation, the opportunity heavily emphasizes cross-sector collaboration and field support. The recipient is expected to support and promote operational collaboration between public health and public safety agencies so that local overdose reduction activities are aligned and communities receive a comprehensive, coordinated response. The award also includes an explicit technical assistance role: the recipient must help prospective subaward recipients with implementation, evaluation design, and reporting. In practice, that means the NFE is positioned as both an implementing research partner and a capacity-builder, helping multiple communities adopt proven approaches, collect usable data, and communicate outcomes in a consistent way.
Eligible applicants are limited to public nonprofit institutions and organizations, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and hospitals, as well as other nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, and private institutions of higher education. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 95.007, and the activity categories span health as well as law, justice, and legal services, reflecting the solicitation's combined public health and public safety strategy. The posting indicates a creation date of September 14, 2018, with an original closing date of September 21, 2018, underscoring that it was a rapid-turnaround competition intended to quickly support on-the-ground overdose response efforts.Apply for 2018 ONDCP COOCLI
- The Office of National Drug Control Policy in the health, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Intervention" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 95.007.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 14, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation: Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Intervention.
Which federal office is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) within the Executive Office of the President.
What problem is this program intended to address?
The program is designed to help communities respond to the opioid overdose epidemic by supporting practical community-based interventions and strengthening coordination between public health and public safety systems. The solicitation cites CDC data indicating more than 63,000 overdose deaths in 2016, with more than 42,000 involving opioids, and references the 2017 declaration of the opioid crisis as a national Public Health Emergency.
What type of funding instrument is this?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement (under CFDA 95.007), which generally indicates a more hands-on, collaborative relationship with the federal government during performance compared with a standard grant.
How is a cooperative agreement different from a standard grant in this solicitation?
Based on the solicitation description, ONDCP intends a more active partnership with the recipient during the project. The non-federal entity (NFE) is expected to work closely with ONDCP and align activities with related efforts underway at ONDCP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What is the overall purpose of the award?
The core purpose is twofold: (1) to implement and evaluate community-level overdose reduction efforts, especially in high-burden regions; and (2) to actively support and promote partnerships between law enforcement and public health agencies to improve coordination and outcomes.
What kinds of activities are expected under the "research" component?
The recipient is expected to research and analyze existing community-based interventions, identify evidence-based or proven strategies that reduce opioid-related overdose deaths, and evaluate selected community interventions to determine effectiveness in reducing overdoses and other opioid-related harms.
What kinds of activities are expected under the "implementation" component?
The recipient is expected to use evidence-based approaches to implement, expand, or enhance community programs aimed at reducing overdoses, with particular focus on regions experiencing some of the highest rates of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses.
What does the solicitation emphasize about coordination between public health and public safety?
A central expectation is that overdose prevention and harm reduction efforts work better when public health and public safety are coordinated, share information appropriately, and operate toward common outcomes. The recipient is expected to support and promote operational collaboration between these sectors so local activities are aligned and communities receive a more comprehensive response.
How many awards does ONDCP expect to make?
ONDCP anticipated making a single cooperative agreement award (one expected award).
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed is $3,500,000.
How long is the project period?
The anticipated project period is one year.
When was the project expected to begin?
The one-year project period was expected to begin around September 2018.
Does the solicitation encourage subawards to communities?
Yes. The solicitation indicates a strong preference for proposals that distribute resources broadly through subawards, prioritizing applicants that will make funding available to at least eight communities.
What role is the recipient expected to play for subaward recipients?
The recipient has an explicit technical assistance role, including helping prospective subaward recipients with implementation, evaluation design, and reporting. The recipient is positioned as both an implementing research partner and a capacity-builder across multiple communities.
What federal programs or initiatives is the work expected to coordinate with?
The solicitation highlights coordination with the federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program and the CDC-linked Heroin Response Strategy initiative, emphasizing linkage across data, prevention, enforcement, and response capacities.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to public nonprofit institutions and organizations, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and hospitals, as well as other nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, and private institutions of higher education.
What kinds of activity areas does this opportunity cover?
The activity categories span health as well as law, justice, and legal services, reflecting the combined public health and public safety strategy described in the solicitation.
Why does the solicitation stress "community-level" interventions?
The opportunity is focused on practical interventions implemented at the community level, particularly in high-burden areas, and recognizes that overdose response efforts are often decentralized across state and local systems. A major expectation is to help coordinate and strengthen these often fragmented responses.
What is the expected emphasis on evaluation and results?
In addition to implementing or expanding community programs, the recipient is expected to evaluate the selected interventions to determine effectiveness in reducing overdoses and other opioid-related harms, with an emphasis on measurement and results in the most heavily impacted regions.
What are the key dates shown in the posting?
The posting indicates a creation date of September 14, 2018 and an original closing date of September 21, 2018, reflecting a rapid-turnaround competition.
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