Good afternoon!

We’re thrilled to introduce a new newsletter section: Grant Application Deadlines! This addition will spotlight live grant and RFP opportunities in Appalachian states to help ensure funding announcements reach the communities and stakeholders who need them most. We are grateful to Christine Minhee, J.D., founder of OpioidSettlementTracker.com, for sharing this invaluable resource with us. While we will feature opportunities specific to the Appalachian region, Christine’s website tracks these opportunities nationwide. In her own words:

Dearest AOR newsletter readers:

Can you help me share my “Notable Live Opportunities” list of opioid settlement funding announcements?

I track opioid settlement-funded requests for applications (RFAs) and requests for proposals (RFPs) for all 50 + D.C. states every week. And each week, I publish what I find in my Notable Live Opportunities section, which sits beneath that opioid settlement grant portals map I created with the Legal Action Center.

However, I often worry that these announcements — particularly those available to Appalachian states and localities — aren’t reaching the folks who’d need to see them most!

Can you help me circulate these Notable Live Opportunities far and wide? I track announcements nationally, so you can share them with your non-Appalachia colleagues, too. As always, if you see any opportunities I’ve missed, please send me a tip.

Christine Minhee, J.D.

Founder, OpioidSettlementTracker.com

Kentucky

The Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program, established through Kentucky’s Senate Bill 90 in 2022, has expanded to include new pilot sites in Henry County, Johnson County, Lewis County, Pike County, Russell County, Warren County, and Wayne County. Funded by settlement monies, this program offers individuals facing low-level criminal charges an alternative to incarceration by allowing eligible defendants to receive treatment for substance use and/or mental health.

Oldham County Fiscal Court continued discussions on opioid fund allocations at its Nov. 5 meeting. The court previously approved a proposal to two $50,000 signs. However, questions remain about how much time the signs should specifically dedicate to substance use-related content. The court is working with the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission to clarify this requirement. The Court also heard from Operation Parent about “Trends ‘N Training” (TNT), a one-time drug prevention event held in September, funded with $20,000 grants from Oldham County’s opioid funds and the La Grange City Council. After event expenses, approximately $12,000 remains, with $4,750 approved to purchase drug prevention handbooks for local students.

North Carolina

News reports that Wayne County Commissioners are allocating settlement funds to Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, IMS Correctional Healthcare, Wayne County Health Department, Wayne County Structured Day program, Wayne County Public Schools, the Goldsboro Comprehensive Treatment Center, Wayne Community College, Hope Restorations, 4Day Movement, Hope Center Ministries, Wayne County Day Reporting Center and the Wayne County Coalition for Addiction and Life Management.

An agenda packet for the upcoming Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting on November 19 shows they will vote on approving an $11,000 allocation of settlement funds to the Eastern Carolina Council (ECC), which will contract with the Recovery Alliance Initiative in partnership with JG Research and Evaluation for collaborative strategic planning and to develop a regional opioid assessment map. The other counties contributing to the $60,000 total project cost include Carteret County at $6,500, Craven County at $9,500, Duplin County at $4,500, Greene County at $2,000, Jones County at $1,000, Lenoir County at $5,000, Onslow County at $19,500, and Pamlico County at $1,000. See agenda packet pp. 206-233 for details.

Ohio

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation awarded nearly $2.8 million to 16 organizations across the state. 

• Region 1 – Fund The Climb Foundation – Basecamp Beyond the Walls – Criminal Legal System – $450,000
• Region 1 – Heartland High School – Heartland Alternative Peer Group and Outreach Program -Recovery Supports – $150,536
• Region 1 – National Church Residences Permanent Supportive Housing – Clear Path Program – Housing Stability for Recovery Support – Recovery Supports – $323,354
• Region 2 – Hamilton Co. Public Defender – Adult Social Services – Criminal Legal System – $502,920
• Region 3 – Academy of Medicine Education Foundation – Training Primary Care, Emergency, and Resident Physicians to Provide Office-Based Opioid Treatment – Workforce – $8,900
• Region 3 – Circle Health Services dba The Centers – Pathway to Recovery Program – Treatment and Healthcare Services – $253,590
• Region 3 – Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program – 15-Passenger Van Acquisition – Infrastructure – $60,000
• Region 10 – John Clem Recovery House – Increasing Employment Recovery Capital for Men with Substance Use Disorders – Recovery Supports – $122,000
• Region 11 – Family Recovery Center – Enhancement of Community and School-Based Substance Use Prevention – Prevention – $300,000
• Region 12 – Muskingum Mental Health and Recovery Services – Crisis Notifications – Intervention and Crisis Support – $45,000
• Region 13 – Conneaut Municipal Court – Conneaut Renewal Court – Criminal Legal System – $30,000
• Region 15 – Wright State University – Disseminating Behavioral Couple Therapy for Substance Use Disorders – Workforce – $27,106
• Region 18 – Kenyon College – Research of the Psychological Factors Associated with Prevention – Prevention – $4,000
• Region 19 – Anthony’s Villa, Inc. – Multisystemic Therapy (MST) – Services for Impacted Children and Families – $200,000
• Region 19 – Let’s Get Real, Inc. – Certified Peer Support – Recovery Supports – $63,284
• Region 19 – The Nord Center – Dual Diagnosis Intensive Outpatient Program – Treatment and Healthcare Services – $271,612.67

Pennsylvania

A Lehigh County 2024 Opioid Settlement Budget document shows the allocation of funds across various initiatives and expenditures:

• Northern Lehigh Opioid Treatment Facility – $325,000
• Family Coaching Services – $100,000
• Recidivism Reduction (Case Management and MAT Therapy) – $250,000
• Hospital Warm Hand-off Program – $25,000
• Mobile Therapy (Equipment and Clinical Services) – $125,000
• Out of Pocket Insurance Grant – $50,000
• Coroner Autopsy Support – $25,000
• Legal and Administrative Fees – $454,426
• Advertising Support (Media Campaign) – $78,594
• Human Impact Data Collection and Reporting – $50,000
• Hamilton Center Renovation – $260,000
• Discharge Specialist Services (Case Management) – $200,000

West Virginia

News reports that Putnam County commissioners approved a pledge of $250,000 of settlement funds to support Marshall University’s application for the Health Care Rewards to Achieve Improved Outcomes (HEROES) grant. This federal grant, managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, designed to fund and scale programs that demonstrate effective, evidence-based strategies for improving health outcomes.

Fairfax County, Virginia — Adolescent Detox and Crisis Residential RFP (DUE 11/15)

Lawrence County, Tennessee — application info. (DUE 12/2)

Pennsylvania — DDAP application info. for “Community-Based Prevention Services to Prevent Opioid Use” (DUE 12/13)

Tennessee — OAC application info. for “Opioid Abatement Council Community Grants Cycle 2” (DUE 12/13)

Pennsylvania — DDAP application info. for “Harm Reduction Services” (DUE 12/20)

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — application info. (DUE 12/31)

Alabama

Oversight Commission on Settlement Funds

• TBD
• In-person in Montgomery, AL
• Can watch live on their website (choose ‘Room 200’ for location then ‘Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds’ for meeting)

You can also watch livestreams and recordings on The Alabama Channel (thanks to the League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund)

Kentucky

Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (meeting info here)

• Business Meeting: TBD
• In-person located in Frankfort, KY and attendees can give public comment
• Can watch live and recordings on their YouTube channel
• Prevention/Reform/Compliance Subcommittee Meeting: TBD
• In-person located in Frankfort, KY
• Treatment & Recovery Subcommittee meeting: TBD
• In-person located in Frankfort, KY

Maryland

Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council (meeting info here)

• Special Session: Mallinckrodt Committee Meeting
• November 22, 9:00am EST
• Meetings are all-virtual. Can watch live via Google Meet & there is usually an opportunity for public comment

New York

Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board (meeting info here)

• TBD
• In-person located in Albany, and attendees can give public comment
• Can watch live and recordings on their website

Monthly ‘Community’ meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month at 12pm

• See this page under ‘Community Input’

Ohio

OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board (meeting info here)

• Full Board Meeting: February 12 2025, 10:30am EST
• In-person meetings are located in Columbus and are open to the public, but there is usually no opportunity for public comment
• Can watch live and recordings on their website
• Audit & Finance Committee: November 25, 2:00pm EST
• Executive Committee: TBD
• Grant Oversight Committee: December 12, 3:00pm EST
• Personnel Committee: TBD
• Investment Committee: TBD

Regional Information Sessions (see events calendar for most up-to-date info)

• TBD

Pennsylvania

Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust (meeting info here)

• Board of Trustees Meeting: November 21, 10:30am – 2:00pm EST
• In-person located in Harrisburg
• All are virtual and can be watched live via Zoom and recordings on YouTube 

South Carolina

Opioid Recovery Fund

• SCORF Board Meeting: November 19, 10am EST(info here)
• Coffee Chat: TBD, virtual
• This is held the first Friday of the month and is an opportunity to ask questions and hear announcements about opioid settlement funds

Tennessee

Opioid Abatement Council

• Meeting: December 13, 1:00pm EST (info here)
• In-person located in Franklin, TN. (Location rotates around the state.) Meetings are also available to watch via Teams – All attendees can give public comment
• Recordings and meeting minutes are available on their website

Virginia

Opioid Abatement Authority (meeting info here)

• Grants Committee: December 6, 3:00-5:00pm EST
• Finance Committee: TBD
• Board Meeting: TBD

West Virginia

West Virginia First Foundation, Inc. (meeting info here)

• Board of Directors meeting: December 12, 12:45pm EST
• Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month