Specifications include, but are not limited to: Vendor must: a. Hire navigators to distribute naloxone and provide harm reduction and overdose prevention education to the following populations: Black African Americans, people ages 15-25, people who are unhoused and veterans. i. At least 50% of navigators hired by vendor must be ages 15-25 and/or those with substance use lived experience. In Year 5, one Navigator must meet these criteria. ii. The suggested number of Navigators funded by this grant is as follows: Year 1 = 5; Year 2 = 3; Year 3 = 2; and Years 4 and 5 = 1. iii. The suggested estimate of funds per month per Navigator is $200 per month. This is 10 hours per month for $20 per hour. iv. The minimum amount of funds necessary should be used for program implementation and sustainability. b. Train navigators within one week of hire or before first distribution or education event after hire. Train them to distribute naloxone; provide individual and group education on harm reduction, naloxone use and overdose prevention; and perform outreach to people in need of care and services for substance use disorder (SUD). c. For group trainings by Navigators: i. Provide harm reduction and overdose prevention education to groups that are predominately Black African American, people ages 15-25, people who are unhoused and/or veterans. ii. At the trainings, provide materials related to the trainings such as handouts and administer post presentation surveys to assess training effectiveness. iii. Provide certificate of attendance to attendees. iv. Track number of trainings and attendee information and report to SCHD within 5 business days after training. v. At least monthly, provide data to SCHD on number of trainings and effectiveness of harm reduction and Naloxone use group education. d. For Naloxone distribution, informal individual education, and outreach to people in need of care and services for SUD by Navigators: i. Distribute Naloxone in locations that serve people who identify as Black or African American, people ages 15-25, people who are unhoused, and veterans ii. Provide harm reduction and overdose education and outreach to individuals at all Naloxone distribution events iii. At least monthly, provide data to SCHD on naloxone distribution location, number of workers, amount of Naloxone distributed, number of people spoken to, number of follow up naloxone uses, and other data as jointly decided by vendor and SCHD. e. If Fentanyl test strips are distributed by navigators, at least monthly, provide data to SCHD including distribution location, number of workers, amount of test strips distributed, number of people spoken to, and other data as jointly decided by vendor and SCHD.
