ICH has been hired to evaluate the Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership (Mosaic), which is a multi-year, multi-round grant program, funded by MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), and powered by RIZE Massachusetts Foundation. RIZE was selected to receive and manage a part of the state’s Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF) through a unique public-private partnership. The goal of the Mosaic program is to provide a pathway for small, community-based organizations and municipalities to apply for settlement funds. Mosaic is specifically designed to support communities and populations that have been historically underserved and have experienced a high rate of opioid-related overdose deaths. Over the course of three years, RIZE will be distributing funds for general operating support, municipality-led initiatives, and population-based programs.

ICH has been engaged in the grant program development process, offering evaluation support to assess how equitable and accessible Mosaic’s grantmaking practices are. For each grant round, ICH is also leading a mixed methods evaluation of implementation and outcomes, working with RIZE, technical assistance partners, and funded organizations to understand successes, challenges, and impacts associated with the funding. With the evaluation, ICH aims to document how Mosaic funding impacts organizations and communities, and to provide useful and actionable data to inform the ongoing refinement of Mosaic as well as the development of future community grant programs.