Opportunity Overview
The Washington State Department of Health Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Program is currently accepting organizational applications for free naloxone distribution support. This is an ongoing in-kind public-health opportunity rather than a cash grant. DOH provides naloxone for distribution to clients and community members, overdose recognition and response training, and technical assistance to participating organizations.
Funding / Value and Deadline
No cash award amount is published. Participating organizations receive naloxone at no cost for approved distribution activities, subject to program resources. DOH does not publish a fixed application deadline, closing time, or time zone for the OEND organizational application, so Atlas treats the program as ongoing while the official application remains available.
Eligibility and Geography
Washington organizations serving people likely to experience or witness an opioid overdose can apply through the Naloxone Program Application. DOH separately confirms that police, fire, and EMS first responders statewide are eligible to receive free naloxone for overdose response and naloxone leave-behind programs. Tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations use the Tribal Naloxone Request Form. Behavioral Health Agencies and Opioid Treatment Programs should review the DOH 2SSB 5195 guidance or contact the OEND program because state law affects how DOH may provide kits to those agencies.
Allowable Program Use and Requirements
For EMS leave-behind programs, state-provided OEND naloxone is intended for distribution to patients, family, friends, and other people at risk after overdose response rather than as a replacement for normal EMS response stock. DOH guidance requires participating EMS programs to report monthly distribution and training data and reported reversals. Availability of additional kits depends on program resources. The statewide standing order supports lawful dispensing by eligible entities.
Application and Contacts
Organizations apply through the official DOH Naloxone Program Application. Tribes and Tribal/Urban Indian organizations use the separate Tribal Naloxone Request Form. Training can be requested through the Overdose Education and Response Training Form. Program questions: naloxoneprogram@doh.wa.gov.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 74/100. This is a strong, low-friction Washington opioid-harm-reduction resource with statewide relevance to EMS, fire, law enforcement, hospitals, community organizations, and tribal partners, but it is an in-kind supply/support program rather than a cash grant.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The controlling OEND program funds/provides naloxone distribution support and does not establish a remote physical examination, telehealth-device, RPM, or connected-diagnostics use case.
QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. No direct QC clinical-services procurement or funding pathway is established by the controlling materials.
Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. Atlas does not advance Dr. Miltie as a direct recipient under the published program structure.
Next Action
Eligible Washington organizations should review the official OEND application and any program-specific guidance that applies to their organization type before requesting naloxone. EMS agencies considering leave-behind programs should confirm local medical-program-director protocols and DOH reporting expectations.