Safer Response Act of 2025
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
The Safer Response Act of 2025 reauthorizes a grant program that provides funding to first responders for training and supplies related to overdose reversal. This bill expands the program’s scope to include treatment and training for overdoses caused by drugs other than opioids, as well as drugs or devices legally marketed under existing regulations. It also increases the funding available for the program over the next five years. The program is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes the first responder overdose training grant program through FY2030.
- Expands the program to cover overdoses from drugs other than opioids.
- Broadens the eligible drugs and devices covered to include those legally marketed.
- Increases the annual grant funding to $57,000,000 starting in FY2026.
- Updates language to include ‘Tribes and Tribal’ instead of ‘tribes and tribal’.
Who is affected
- First Responders
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Tribes
- Healthcare Providers
- Individuals at risk of overdose
Notable changes
- The program now covers overdoses from drugs beyond opioids.
- The program now includes legally marketed drugs and devices, not just FDA-approved ones.
- Funding levels have been increased significantly for the program's future years.
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