MOOR Grant Programs

Competitive Grant Program

The purpose of our Competitive Grant Program is to distribute funding to the highest-scoring proposals that align with Maryland’s strategic overdose response priorities and address areas of greatest need across the state.

Programs funded through our Competitive Grant Program are evaluated using a uniform set of criteria that assess potential impact and alignment with our five policy focus areas of Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment, Recovery, and Public Safety.

Fiscal Year 2026 (application window closed)

Key Dates

Call for Proposal Release Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Virtual Information Session: Friday, January 31, 2025 (2-3 p.m.)
Slides | Recording
Application Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025
Award Decisions: Friday, May 30, 2025 (tentative)
Anticipated Period of Performance: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Competitive Grant Program (Fiscal Year 2025) Awards

The full list of FY 2025 competitive grant awards is available here.

Block Grant Program

Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response distributes $4 million annually through our Block Grant Program. This program helps to ensure that all of Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions receive a base level of funding to support overdose-related programs and initiatives. The program also takes into account the local impacts of the opioid and overdose crisis and distributes half of the funds proportionally based on overdose mortality rates. These funds are distributed directly to local jurisdictions and are administered by local health departments.

The full list of FY 2025 block grant awards is available here.

Opioid Restitution Fund State Discretionary Abatement Grants

Maryland has announced $12.4 million in competitive grant awards from Maryland’s Opioid Restitution Fund. The funds will be used to support 28 programs addressing overdose in Maryland using proceeds from prescription opioid-related legal settlements.

These funds come from the State Discretionary Abatement Fund (a subcategory of funding specified by Maryland’s State-Subdivision Agreement) following a Request for Applications released in July 2024.

See the full list of grantees here.

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