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Opioid Abatement Authority staff remind agencies: OAA proposals due in portal by May 27; governor—s office approval required
Summary
At a virtual Q&A for state agencies, Opioid Abatement Authority staff outlined submission deadlines for grant proposals, said executive-branch proposals must clear the governor—s office approval process first, and answered a question about program certification.
A staff member with the Opioid Abatement Authority told state agency attendees at a virtual question-and-answer session that proposals must be submitted through the authority—s grants portal by 11:59 p.m. on May 27 and that executive-branch agency proposals must first complete the governor—s office approval process before submission.
The guidance matters because the grants committee will review proposals and make final award decisions for the next performance period on Aug. 1, the staff member said, and the portal deadline falls the day after Memorial Day.
During the session the staff member opened the floor for technical and application questions, explaining the review timeline and that staff would follow up with proposers by virtual meetings as needed. "We will eventually work up our recommendations. And then our grants committee will decide the final awards for the next performance period on August 1," the staff member said.
An attendee identified in the transcript as "Mister Tull" asked about a question on the application that asks: "Is your project certified or credentialed by a state or federal agency or other organization? I I'm not sure what that means." The staff member responded that the question is intended broadly and "probably applies less to state agencies than it does to some of our cities and counties that we work with, but we ask anyway."
To clarify what counts as certification, the staff member listed federal and state examples: "Is there any product that's like, you know, somebody like CMS or SAMHSA or HRSA, anybody like that on the federal level have to certify the program in order for it to be able to operate? ... Licensing would fall into that. We're trying to use some broad terms." The staff member added that having a prior funding award or endorsement can count as a level of endorsement: "There is at least some level of endorsement, yes, if they have funded you."
The staff member advised that the certification/credential question is optional and will not apply to every project. They also reminded attendees there would be another open Q&A session the following week for technical support and questions about the grants portal.
The session otherwise focused on application mechanics and timelines; no formal motions or awards were made during the meeting.
