Inspiring and accelerating action to end the opioid crisis.
FORE is a national grantmaking foundation committed to convening and supporting partners advancing patient-centered, innovative, evidence-based solutions.
FORE Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Organizations Advancing State Opioid Policy, Treatment Access, and Public Understanding of Opioid Policy Issues
FORE Awards $3.7 Million to Community-Based Organizations to Bolster Their Response to the Opioid and Overdose Crisis
FORE’s Latest Impact Report Showcases How Grantees Are Changing Systems to Change Lives
New Video Highlights Ways to Identify and Address Substance Use Coercion
New Grant Focuses on Advancing New Payment Models for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
New Issue Brief: Galvanizing Rural Opioid Responses with Rural Health Transformation Program Dollars
Webinar: Opportunities to Improve Rural Responses to Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose (March 26, 2026)
With Second Grant, Project Venture Will Expand and Evaluate Its Walking in Strength Initiative for Youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
New Video Highlights Vital Role Community-Based Organizations Play in Rural Opioid Response Efforts
FORE today announced three grants totaling nearly $1.55 million to organizations that are working to strengthen state policies for addressing #opioidusedisorder and #overdose, protect access to treatment, and expand public understanding of evidence-based solutions to the #opioidcrisis.
The two-year grants will support @nashphealth, the @legalactioncenter, and @tradeoffspod, a nonprofit health policy news organization. Together, the projects reflect FORE’s continued commitment to informing critical policy issues, particularly at the state level and at a time when state leaders are navigating changes to federal policies, tighter budgets, and responsibilities for administering opioid settlement funds.
The grants will also support efforts to preserve #Medicaid coverage for people with #opioid and other substance use disorders and provide policymakers, health care professionals, and the public with clear, independent reporting on promising approaches to prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Read more at forefdn.org.
FORE announced today that it is awarding $3.7 million in capacity-building grants to 25 community-based organizations that serve areas and populations disproportionately affected by #opioid use disorder and #overdose deaths. Congratulations to all!
Read more at FOREfdn.org.
Yesterday at #ARM26, #FOREgrantee Hannah Maxey of the @bowenctr at @iumedschool was joined by Ashlyn Burns, Brittany Daulton, Jeff Shumway, and FORE’s Program Director Ken Shatzkes, PhD to discuss progress in the development of a national framework for building and sustaining a behavioral health and substance use paraprofessional workforce.
Progress in addressing the #opioid and #overdose crisis depends on more than expanding services. It requires changing the systems that shape how care is delivered, financed, and sustained. Our new 2025 Impact Report explores how grantees across the country are tackling these structural challenges head on.
The report brings together examples of how #FOREgrantees across the country are tackling these structural challenges head on. The report brings together examples of how FORE-supported organizations are shifting the beliefs, policies, and workforce limitations that shape whether people can access and stay connected to care. It describes efforts to overcome obstacles to #recovery that are often hidden from view, including stigma and legal challenges. It also describes new efforts to address adolescent substance use and expand the essential role of peers and paraprofessionals.
Read more at FOREfdn.org.
Substance use coercion is a common but underrecognized form of intimate partner violence that affects a significant share of women with #opioid use disorder, yet most clinicians are not trained to recognize these dynamics. They may interpret missed appointments, not taking medication, or returning to use as noncompliance without understanding that a partner may be sabotaging a patient’s care by withholding transportation, tampering with medication, or threatening harm.
A new video released today describes how the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health and clinicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) developed and tested the Beyond Screening Toolkit. The toolkit provides practical guidance for clinicians on how to screen for substance use coercion and integrate safety plans into clinical workflows so that patients can navigate treatment and recovery without risking retaliation from an abusive partner.
Learn more at forefdn.org.
How #pediatricians respond to positive substance use screenings can change everything. In this video, #FOREgrantee American Academy of Pediatrics member Dr. Ashley Ebersole shares practical steps to help keep adolescents and young adults safe and empower parents and caregivers as they navigate these challenges.
Recognizing An Urgent Need
The opioid crisis is impacting families and communities across the country. An estimated 117 Americans die every day (42,703 in the past 12 months) from an opioid overdose1, and an estimated 4.2 million experience an opioid use disorder2, affecting individuals, families, and communities across the nation.
Now more than ever, it is critical for us to think creatively, test new approaches, remove silos, and enhance and expand activities proven to prevent and reduce opioid use disorder.
1Provisional reported as of February 2026, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2026
2Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2026
We are committed to convening and supporting partners advancing patient-centered, innovative, evidence-based solutions addressing the opioid crisis. With patients at the center, we are focused on promoting excellence and supporting programs and grants in four key areas: Professional education, payer & provider strategies, policy initiatives, and public awareness.
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