3200. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 62.)

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall establish a grant program to reduce fentanyl overdoses and use throughout the state. Six one-time grants shall be made; two in northern California, two in the central valley, and two in southern California.

(b) Grant moneys may be used for any of the following purposes:

(1) Education programs in local schools.

(2) Increasing testing abilities for fentanyl.

(3) Overdose prevention and recovery programs, including making naloxone or other overdose recovery drugs more available in the community.

(4) Increasing social services and substance use recovery services to those addicted to fentanyl or other opioids.

(c) A local jurisdiction or agency, or a group comprised of local jurisdictions and agencies working in concert, shall submit an application and plan to the department in a form required by the department. The department shall award grants based on need, evidence-based likelihood of success, and the number of people proposed to be served.