Funding search · substance use and addiction · Florida
Who funds substance use and addiction work in Florida
15 funders have a record of paying for substance use and addiction work by Florida recipients: 104 grants totaling $282.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Big Bend Community Based Care ($279.5M), Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 ($802,250) and The Institute for Intergovernmental ($557,403).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Florida recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Big Bend Community Based CareTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
68 matching grants · $279.5M · through 2023Largest: $47.9M to LAKEVIEW CENTER INC — developing community based services and supports for children and families and to provide substance use and mental health services through a network of accredited providers.
Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE — for projects addressing substance use disorder
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $557,403 · through 2022Largest: $217,959 to SMA HEALTHCARE INC — preventing and reducing overdose deaths associated with opioids
Largest: $125,000 to HANLEY FOUNDATION — recovery support for families affected by substance use disorder
Southeast Florida Behavioral HealthJupiter, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $315,511 · through 2024Largest: $298,011 to METRO TREATMENT OF FLORIDA — medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders
Largest: $150,000 to FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC — to fund a low-cost randomized controlled trial of two treatment programs for prison inmates with substance use disorder who will soon be released from jail.
Baptist Medical Center of NassauJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $321,596 · through 2023Largest: $210,096 to STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE — to promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness.
Southern Baptist Hospital of FloridaJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $244,057 · through 2022Largest: $191,974 to STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE — to promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness.
Largest: $2,500 to PROJECT LIFT — we are dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk teens and their families through treatment of substance use disorders, mental health counseling, mentoring, and vocational skills…
Largest: $22,950 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — rapid implementation of peer navigator-led telemedicine for medications for opioid use disorder in response to covid-19
Largest: $336,969 to Florida State University Research Foundat — reducing substance use disorder program
Largest: $125,000 to SUNSERVE — unrestricted donation toward funding the staffing of sunserve's senior case management program, as well as their youth & family services program and substance use disorder program.
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