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Current Opportunities
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Baseline study in LA County Overdose Prevention RFP
Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal
Due Date: November 9, 2024
Site of Work: United States
Description:
Vital Strategies is seeking the services of a research agency to conduct two complementary studies that will inform media and messaging work with Los Angeles County Health officials about public health and supportive services to prevent overdose in the County:
- A representative public opinion survey, which will also serve as the baseline for evaluating an upcoming media campaign.
- A qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with selected stakeholders to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards drug and substance use-related services in the community. We ideally hope to interview a mix of stakeholders, including not just those who are supportive of harm reduction services, but also those who may be neutral or apathetic toward such services.
See more information in the complete RFP posting here.
An informational webinar and Q & A session will be held on October 18th at Noon ET, please register to attend the webinar.
North Carolina Community-Powered Overdose Prevention RFP
Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal
Due Date: January 31, 2025
Site of Work: United States
Description:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Vital Strategies is partnering with Frontline Solutions to request proposals from organizations led and powered by Black, Indigenous, and Latine communities in North Carolina that are seeking to adopt or deepen the use of harm reduction principles to reduce the incidence of negative health effects and the number of fatal overdoses among Black, Indigenous, and Latine people who use drugs (PWUD).
This funding initiative will award grants of $25,000 and $50,000, with total funding available set at $500,000. Funding will be for one year, with projects starting in January 2025. Organizations can only apply for one grant funding amount.
FUNDING ELIGIBILITY
Organizations applying for this grant opportunity must be:
A 501(c)(3), a business, a Tribal government, or a fiscally-sponsored organization
If your organization neither holds a 501(c)(3), business, or Tribal government status nor is fiscally sponsored, yet maintains sound fiscal recordkeeping practices, we invite you to contact us. We are open to considering alternative demonstrations of fiscal responsibility on a case-by-case basis.
Engaged with under-resourced communities in North Carolina, prioritizing predominantly Black, Indigenous, and Latine communities, rural areas, and/or communities struggling to access opioid settlement funds.
Learn more via PDF.
Termo de Referência – Consultoria projetos DS
Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants
Due Date: October 31, 2024
Site of Work: Brazil
Description: A Vital Strategies está em busca de consultor(a) qualificado(a) para apoiar a análise de dados em projetos que envolvem saúde mental e discriminação racial no âbito da saúde, com o objetivo de contribuir com o fortalecimento de abordagens relacionadas aos determinantes sociais de saúde com leituras específicas interseccionais e de saúde da população negra. Esta consultoria tem como principal objetivo a produção de análises específicas sobre determinantes sociais em saúde. Nesse sentido, as atividades previstas têm como objetivo trazer um olhar transversal para os trabalhos produzidos na Vital Strategies, incorporando e aprofundando o olhar para determinantes sociais em saúde. A Vital Strategies possui uma frente específica de trabalho transversal na organização para análise de determinantes sociais em saúde, que incorpora as perspectivas interseccionais e recortes específicos sobre saúde da população negra aos diferentes projetos conduzidos pelo escritório.
Request for Proposals: Strengthening Air Quality Monitoring and Data Integration in Jakarta through Low-Cost Sensor Deployment
Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal
Due Date: November 6, 2024
Site of Work: Indonesia
Description: Vital Strategies continues to collaborate with the Government of Jakarta through the Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH) to enhance air quality monitoring across the city. Currently, we are supporting DLH by deploying 14 Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) across various locations in Jakarta. This network is scheduled to be decommissioned in eight months. The data from these sensors, provided by Clarity, is accessible through the Jakarta air quality platform at https://udara.jakarta.go.id/. As part of our commitment to supporting DLH, we are planning to expand Jakarta monitoring capacity through additional 25 Low-Cost Sensors in strategic locations, including proposed Zero Emission Areas (ZEA) and other priority zones for surveillance in Jakarta. The data from these new sensors will be integrated into the existing Jakarta air quality platform, while also ensuring seamless transition from the existing 14 LCS network to the new 25 low-cost sensor network. This expansion will guarantee continuous monitoring and reliable data management for improved air quality surveillance across the city.
Consultor(a) Especializado(a) em Desenvolvimento e Gestão de Projetos em Saúde Mental
Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants
Due Date: November 10, 2024
Site of Work: Brazil
Description: A Vital Strategies está buscando 1 (uma) pessoa consultora qualificada na área de saúde mental para apoiar tecnicamente: i) o projeto “Painel Nacional de Promoção de Saúde Mental Infantojuvenil”, que irá avaliar os fatores que promovem a saúde mental de crianças e adolescentes em todos os municípios brasileiros; ii) desenvolver novas propostas de projetos com o objetivo de promover a saúde mental da população brasileira, por meio da Inteligência de dados e comunicação em saúde, com abordagem intersetorial.
Recruitment of Public Relations Firm Specializing in Black American Media for National Campaign to Reduce Overdose Deaths
Type of Solicitation: Request for bid
Due Date: November 18, 2024
Site of Work: United States
Description: This scope of work outlines the responsibilities and objectives for the recruitment of a public relations (PR) firm with proven expertise in working with Black American media outlets. The selected firm will lead efforts to promote and generate earned media for a forthcoming campaign focused on promoting naloxone access and availability within Black communities across specific U.S. markets. The campaign aims to raise awareness and destigmatize naloxone as an effective, nonpunitive health-based response to drug use, with a central message: “You have the power to save lives.”
The campaign will respond to the disproportionate increase in overdose mortality within the Black population in the United States. It will focus on the importance of making naloxone, a life-saving overdose reversal drug, more accessible within Black communities, particularly in key cities where overdose rates have surged. The campaign will engage both national and local Black media channels to reach Black audiences and encourage the uptake of naloxone to prevent opioid and stimulant-related overdose deaths.
The selected firm will be asked to help develop and execute a media relations strategy that prioritizes Black American media outlets at the national and local levels, to maximize the campaigns visibility within specified markets and generate earned media coverage about the campaign.