Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs

SPF Rx supports programs that work with pharmaceutical and medical communities to raise awareness about the risks of sharing medications and overprescribing to young adults.

Administering Agency:

SAMHSA

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

SPF Rx supports programs that work with pharmaceutical and medical communities to raise awareness about the risks of sharing medications and overprescribing to young adults.

Common Uses:

Training for physicians, families, and others around opioid prescribing; addressing laws related to prescription drugs; administrative costs; paying for technical assistance. For subrecipients, creating advisory boards, increasing staffing, providing training to staff or coalition members.

Issue Area(s): Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, IT, Research/Evaluation, Staff Training

Funding Amount/Range: Up to $371,000

Allocation Frequency: Varies

Funding/Expending Period: 5 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:Yes

Notes:

Limited to applicants that completed the Strategic Prevention Framework - State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) and have an operational state-run Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). States may issue awards to subrecipient communities.