The AmerisourceBergen Foundation announced the broadening of its current efforts toward curbing opioid abuse through the formation of a new grant program.
The Opioid Resource Grant Program builds off of continuous and ongoing efforts through the Foundation to support and advance ideas from non-profit, grant-funded organizations, in an effort to develop best practices across the country in the fight against the opioid epidemic. Funding from the program will be allocated to organizations committed to pioneering new ideas, and priority will be given to proposals that address the safe disposal of opioids and education around prevention.
“The AmerisourceBergen Foundation is deeply committed to collaborating with all stakeholders to find ways to combat opioid abuse, while also identifying and devoting resources to creating new action-oriented solutions through which we can affect positive change,” said Gina Clark, President of the AmerisourceBergen Foundation. “With the creation of our Foundation’s grant program – led by a team universally recognized as experts in treating opioid abuse – we will be better equipped to support and partner with likeminded organizations that share our desire to stop opioid abuse, now and in the long-term.”
The AmerisourceBergen Foundation has created an External Advisory Committee (EAC) comprised of key stakeholders and thought leaders to oversee the grant-making process. EAC members include:
- Mary K. FitzGerald, CEO, The Moyer Foundation
- Dr. Joseph N. Ranieri, Chief Medical Officer, Seabrook
- Dr. Richard Cohen, President and CEO, Public Health Management Corporation
- The Honorable Jason Altmire, Former Pennsylvania 4th Congressional District