Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board have initiated the process to award up to $23 million in opioid abatement grants to cities, counties, and school districts. Starting on August 29th, those entities will have 30 days to alert the Opioid Abatement Board an intent to apply for a grant.
Once the Board knows how many cities, counties, and school districts plan to apply, it will be able to set the number of grants to be awarded and any caps, if necessary.
“Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic continues to exact a devastating toll on our people, he said. “Addiction and abuse do not discriminate. Oklahomans of all walks are threatened by the menace of opioids, particularly fentanyl. It is critical that we maximize these available funds by getting them to where they can be most effective.”
Among the approved uses for the funds are treatment and recovery programs, assistance with co-occurring disorders and mental health issues, opioid abuse education and prevention, efforts to ensure proper prescribing of opioids, and strategies to decrease the supply of narcotics.
The Office of the Attorney General plans to hold webinars on the application and contract process.
