Geographic Focus: The 50 States, District of Columbia, Native American Reservations/Tribal Land, and Puerto Rico
Eligibility Requirements: The Comer Family Foundation will make grants to organizations that are exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are not classified as private foundations under section 509(a) of the code. We welcome applications from tribal governments and organizations that require a fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations with total organizational budgets less than $600,000
- Organizations grounded in harm reduction principle and practice providing access to sterile syringes, safer smoking, and snorting kits, through syringe services and community-based harm reduction (SSPs)
- Syringe services and community-based harm reduction programs must be in operation for one full year
Funding Priorities:
- Organizations led by a majority of people who use drugs
- Organizations led by a majority of Black, Indigenous, and people of color and/or others disproportionately impacted by the criminalization of drug use (Including those with a history of incarceration, sex work, immigration, etc.)
- Organizations in geographic areas in which limited funding is available for syringes and safer smoking supplies
- Organizations serving areas in which limited to no other programs exist within 100 miles
- Organizations serving areas in which policy improvements can have local, state, and/or national impact
- Organizations serving areas with higher HIV and HCV prevalence, injection drug use prevalence, overdose incidence
- Statewide strategic partnerships
- Organizations offering innovative services at a regional or national level
Types of Funding Available:
- General operating funds including harm reduction supplies
- Harm reduction supplies only
Length of Funding: Single-year grants
Amount of funding: Average single-year grants range from $2,500 to $20,000
