Penobscot County advisory committee finalizes application language and rubric, aims to open opioid-settlement grants Oct. 1

At a Penobscot County Opioid Advisory Committee meeting (date noted in minutes as Sept. 24 planning), committee members agreed to finalize the application form and scoring rubric for the county’s opioid-settlement grant round and to forward the materials to county commissioners for approval so applications can open Oct. 1.

The committee said they would send a PDF of the finalized rubric and application to Mary Anne (county administrative contact) and to commissioners so those materials appear in the commissioners’ binders before the October agenda. Committee members discussed logistics for a public webinar to walk applicants through the online form, and a reviewer training session with the Moss Center to reduce scoring bias.

Committee members reviewed several operational details of the grant round. The advisory group said the funding available for immediate release will be $400,000 rather than the $1.2 million figure previously used in early drafts; members described the county’s expectation that additional money may be…