National Harm Reduction Coalition

About National Harm Reduction Coalition

National Harm Reduction Coalition’s recent grantmaking is built around harm reduction services support, with its largest 2023 award going to Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego on Point for $252,324. The pattern is clear across the recent grants list: funding goes to organizations delivering overdose prevention, syringe access, outreach, and linkage-to-care work for people who use drugs and people at risk of overdose. In California, the coalition supported a dense network of local providers, including Hiv Education & Prevention Project- Alameda County in Oakland at $202,080 and Harm Reduction Services Inc in Sacramento at $189,516. The foundation pairs direct grants with capacity-building and technical assistance through active grant programs. That mix shows up in its funding choices, which include community-based harm reduction groups, public health agencies, and service providers working on street-based engagement, safer drug use, and hepatitis C prevention and care. Its giving also extends to training, policy and advocacy, and convening work, with the National Harm Reduction Conference appearing in its active grantmaking list. The result is a funder focused on strengthening the organizations that deliver harm reduction on the ground while also supporting the field’s infrastructure and coordination.

What National Harm Reduction Coalition Funds

In overdose prevention and syringe access, National Harm Reduction Coalition funded Sidewalk Project in Los Angeles with $179,102 and Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction in Eureka with $139,335, both listed as harm reduction services support. Those grants sit alongside work tied to community-based service delivery, street outreach, and syringe services programs. The coalition also supported local public health and clinic partners. County of Santa Cruz Syringe Services Program received $107,465, while San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic received $102,731. In San Francisco, Homeless Youth Alliance Inc received $68,112, linking the funder’s priorities to marginalized and street-based populations. Hepatitis C work appears in its active program list through HepConnect, a regional initiative focused on Greater Appalachia. Other program areas named by the coalition include fentanyl response, MOUD, sex work-related harm reduction, xylazine response, and training and capacity building.

How National Harm Reduction Coalition Gives