Opportunity Overview
Sedgwick County, in coordination with the City of Wichita and the Wichita-Sedgwick County Addiction Intervention Coalition, is seeking evidence-based opioid use disorder prevention and harm-reduction services under the Overdose Prevention Initiatives priority area.
Funding & Deadline
Total funding available is $270,000, with anticipated awards of up to $75,000 each and 3–4 awards expected. Proposals are due September 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM Central Time.
Program Focus
The priority area is designed to reduce substance-use risk and overdose incidence and strengthen community and youth resilience. The scope includes youth prevention and resilience programming, school/community prevention education, family-oriented programming, naloxone and first-responder harm-reduction initiatives, and other evidence-based or evidence-informed overdose-prevention approaches.
Eligible Applicants
The required response form recognizes nonprofit organizations, government agencies or departments, healthcare providers, behavioral health or substance use treatment providers, schools or education partners, tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, grassroots or peer-led organizations, for-profit providers, and other applicants. Required attachments include an IRS determination letter or government-entity documentation, W-9, financial documentation, detailed budget workbook, and applicant certification. Applicants must reconcile the required legal-form documentation before relying on eligibility.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. N9+ Fit Score: 10/100. This is highly relevant behavioral-health and school-prevention funding, but the stated activities are prevention, education, resilience and harm reduction rather than remote physical examination. N9+ should not be positioned unless a qualified applicant can demonstrate a specific, allowable clinical use within a broader approved prevention model.
Direct Vendor Review
Dr. Miltie / QC Healthcare is not advanced as a direct prime on current evidence. The opportunity is best suited to qualified prevention, public-health, school, behavioral-health and harm-reduction providers.
Important Procurement Rule
All solicitation communications must go through Sedgwick County Purchasing. Do not contact other County/City personnel, Coalition members, evaluators or elected officials about the solicitation.