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Community Foundation updates commissioners on opioid grant; county to absorb two positions after grant ends
Summary
A Community Foundation representative updated the board about a $402,800 opioid grant that funded peer recovery coach training and two positions; staff said the county will absorb the community navigator and a school liaison position when the two-year grant ends June 30, 2025.
A Community Foundation representative told Pulaski County commissioners that a $402,800 opioid grant funded efforts to train and certify peer recovery coaches and supported two grant-funded positions in the county.
The presenter said the grant ran July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025. Commissioners asked whether the two positions funded by the grant would continue after the grant cycle ends; the presenter said the community navigator position has already become a county employee and the county will pick up its funding starting July 1, 2025. The presenter said a school liaison, employed by the health department, will also be absorbed by the county when the grant ends.
Commissioners requested a written summary of the grant activities and outcomes; the presenter agreed to provide a written summary and send it to commissioners after returning to the office.
The board asked for clarification on the positions’ ongoing costs. The presenter did not provide specific salary or benefit amounts during the meeting and said the figure for the two positions was “not offhand.” Commissioners requested more detailed documentation, which staff agreed to deliver by follow-up email.
