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Board approves $400,000 in opioid-settlement grants for reentry and recovery housing programs
Summary
The board approved contracts to fund Road to Recovery LLC (reentry and recovery support) and Project Momentum (recovery housing support/NORA program) using previously directed opioid settlement funds: $200,000 each, with contracts to be reviewed by county attorney and executed by the county manager.
The Nash County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 8 to allocate opioid settlement funds to two locally proposed programs: $200,000 for a reentry and recovery support program led by Road to Recovery LLC, and $200,000 for recovery housing support through Project Momentum’s NORA (Nash Opioid Response and Access) program.
Senior staff said the board previously approved a resolution May 5, 2025 directing opioid settlement spending toward two strategies: recovery housing support and reentry programs. A request-for-assistance window ran from June 9 to July 11; three applications were received and reviewed by the opioid settlement advisory council. County staff recommended funding Road to Recovery’s reentry program (peer support, case management, medication-assisted treatment linkage, workforce readiness and housing referrals for justice-involved individuals) and Project Momentum’s NORA recovery housing and case-management program (outreach, MAT referrals, harm reduction resources, housing assistance and peer networks).
The board voted to approve the recommended award amounts and authorized the county manager to execute contracts after county attorney review. Commissioner Davis moved to approve the awards; Commissioner Leggett seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Howell asked to receive contract drafts before final execution; staff confirmed contracts were under legal review and would be provided to commissioners on request.
County staff said the two subrecipients will work to shared outcome metrics — reductions in opioid overdose deaths, increased treatment engagement, improved housing stability and increased employment — and that the grants will be implemented with an outcome framework overseen by county staff.
