School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Grants to let schools give naloxone

If enacted, the bill would create federal grants for K–12 schools to stock and give emergency opioid-overdose drugs and devices. Grants would go to eligible entities to permit trained school staff to administer these treatments during known or suspected overdoses. Applicants would submit the Section 544 application information and per-school certifications to receive grants. Each school must certify it permits trained staff to give emergency drugs. Each school must keep an accessible supply and a plan for on-site trained staff during operating hours. The State attorney general must certify that state law gives adequate civil liability protection. Trained personnel would include nurses, trained health center staff, or other designated staff with documented medical-standard training. The bill would also let Section 544 grant money pay to administer, not only prescribe, these treatments. The program would take effect upon enactment and would need Congress to appropriate funds.