County forms opioid committee; grant applications open Sept.–Oct.; county will request additional state-held funds
Wayne County said it has formed an opioid committee to guide spending of settlement funds and will open a grant application window from September through October. County staff said settlement money is disbursed through the state (which keeps half) and that the county will ask the state for additional funds from the portion the state withholds.
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Aaron Roberts reported that Wayne County has formed an opioid committee to decide how settlement money will be spent and which grant applications to recommend. The county’s grant application process will open in September and run through October. Roberts said the settlement proceeds are disbursed to the state, which retains half and distributes the remainder to taxing units; the state has opened requests for additional funds from the portion it withholds, and the county intends to ask for additional funding from that withheld portion.
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