Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership

Please complete the fields on the following pages and upload the required documents. The Mosaic Municipal Matching grant application will close on November 7, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST and we will notify all applicants of our decision in February.

RIZE is committed to ensuring that our grant application process is easily accessible for everyone. Our team is available to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have about accessibility, the application process, or the form itself. Please feel free to contact us at grants@rizema.org. The grant guidelines also include the required questions on this application. You can download the grant guidelines in English or Spanish and work on it offline if that is helpful for you. 

There is one required document you'll need to upload at the end of this application form:

• Proof of municipal support

You can save your application and return to work on it by clicking the 'Save & Continue Later' button at the bottom of the form. Once you submit your application to RIZE, the primary contact listed will receive a copy via email.

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Our goal is to simplify the grant application process by including only relevant questions that aid us in making a decision. Please note that we prioritize the quality of your project and its impact on the community over writing style or grammar. We set a suggested word count for each question to encourage you to provide only the necessary details. While you will not be able to exceed the suggested maximum word count, do not worry about reaching it. Just tell us what you want us to know. 

Please submit your requested amount in the field below and follow these guidelines:

• A single municipality is eligible for a matching grant of up to $50,000. Municipalities collaborating with a nonprofit organization can have the nonprofit be the lead applicant if that leads to greater efficiency.
• Municipalities can collaborate by pooling their resources and funds to pursue a regional grant of up to $150,000. Mosaic may fund beyond a one-to-one match for regional collaboratives only. This approach is especially beneficial for communities struggling to support a project independently due to limited abatement funds. By joining forces as a collaborative group, these municipalities can request more funding than they can individually contribute. Funding requests from these regional collaboratives will be carefully evaluated, focusing on how well they align with the goals of the proposed initiative. This strategy encourages cooperation and supports communities working together to have a greater impact.

Project Description and Implementation

Project Summary (50 words max)

Briefly describe the primary goal of your planning/capacity-building project (e.g., conduct a community needs assessment, develop a strategic plan, establish a Community Advisory Board). This description will be used in publicly facing materials if awarded. 

Full Project Description (500 words max)

Fully describe the proposed project and include:

• Proposed activities (e.g., forming an advisory council, conducting strategic planning process, analyzing population health data, developing a logic model).
• How will this planning process center the voices of people with lived and living experience (PWLLE) and lead to strategic, community-informed decisions for future opioid abatement spending?
• Please describe the proposed project timeline, including the anticipated start date and end date, and what activities will occur in each phase of the project.
• If applicable, describe your regional collaborative and how you pool funds with other municipalities.

Budget (250 words max)

Please provide a detailed budget narrative. Be specific and include amounts allocated to categories such as contractor/consultant fees, contracts (e.g., facilitating assessments or strategic planning), community engagement costs (e.g., stipends for participants, focus group costs, translation services), personnel costs, and other direct costs.

Project Team & Planning Partnerships (250 words max)

Describe who will lead this planning/capacity-building process. Identify key partners (e.g., an organization to help conduct a survey, a university to perform data analysis, a community-based organization to establish a Community Advisory Board) and their specific roles.

Funds Management (250 words max)

Explain how the funds will be managed and disbursed, particularly for participant stipends and contractor payments. How will you ensure transparency, compliance with grant guidelines, and that the grant does not supplant existing funding?

Communication (250 words max)

Explain what steps you will take to keep the public informed and respond to questions and concerns to ensure transparency. 

Identifying Needs & Measuring Results

Community & Partner Engagement in Planning (250 words max)

Describe your initial outreach strategy to identify and recruit diverse community members, including people with lived and living experience, to participate in the project. How will you ensure their input is genuinely integrated? 

Identifying the Need for Planning (250 words max)

What specific gap or challenge has led you to apply for Track 1 funding? (e.g., "We lack data on local service gaps," "We have no formal mechanism for community input," "We need a regional strategy"). How will this project directly address that initial gap?

Expected Outcomes of the Planning Process (250 words max)

What key deliverables will you produce  by the end of this one-year grant (e.g., completed needs assessment report, finalized strategic plan, established a functioning Community Advisory Board, logic model for future implementation)? How will this create capacity for effective action in the future?

Project Description & Implementation

Project Summary (50 words max)

Briefly describe the primary goal of your project (e.g., hire a staff person, deliver mobile services, scale an effective program, sustain a local innovation with demonstrated success). If awarded, this description will be used in publicly facing materials. 

Full Project Description (500 words max)

Fully describe the proposed project and include proposed activities (e.g., hiring a staff person, purchasing a van, scaling an effective program). 

Budget (250 words max)

Please provide a detailed budget narrative. Explain how the funds will be spent. Be specific and include amounts allocated to categories such as contractor/consultant fees, contracts, community engagement costs, personnel costs, equipment, and other direct costs.

A full budget will be required if selected for a grant award.

Project Team & Planning Partnerships (250 words max)

Describe who will execute your project, including the specific roles and responsibilities of municipal agencies, CBOs, and other key partners. 

Funds Management (250 words max)

Explain the process for managing and disbursing funds. How will you ensure the funds are used specifically for the approved project activities, in compliance with the grant guidelines, and that the grant does not supplant existing funding?

Communication (250 words max)

Explain what steps you will take to keep the public informed and respond to questions and concerns to ensure transparency. 

Identifying Needs & Measuring Results

Community & Partner Engagement (250 words max)

Describe the partners engaged in developing this project (e.g., people with lived and living experience, public health experts, municipal leaders, CBOs). How did their input directly inform your proposal?

Needs Assessment (250 words max)

Describe the data, community outreach, needs assessments, or other methods used to identify the specific need for this project. Explain how your project will address these identified needs and/or service gaps.

Expected Outcomes & Impact (250 words max)

Detail the results and outcomes you hope to achieve through your project during the one-year grant period. How will this project strengthen prevention, harm reduction, access to care, recovery, trauma, grief, and family supports in your community?

Please provide proof of the municipality's (or municipalities') commitment to allocate opioid abatement funds for the proposal. Such proof may be 1) a formal recorded budget discussion or 2) a commitment letter signed by the mayor or city/town manager. The letter should be on municipal letterhead with the municipality's address and must contain (at minimum) the following text:

To Whom It May Concern,

The City/Town of XYZ confirms its commitment to allocate $0.00 of its opioid abatement funds to the Mosaic Municipal Matching Grant program. 

HOWEVER: IF the applicant is a regional collaborative OR a nonprofit partnering with a collaborative AND the proof is not available when the application is submitted, a letter certifying the intent of the collaborative to commit matching funds is sufficient to submit with the application. If a letter of intent is submitted with the application, proof of the above commitment must be submitted within 5 days of receiving notice of a grant award.