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Harm‑reduction groups ask council to ensure frontline organizations get adequate share of opioid restitution funds
Summary
Harm‑reduction organizations welcomed the recommended $36.7 million appropriation from the Opioid Restitution Fund but urged the council to direct adequate grant funding to frontline groups that were not named in settlements and will compete for microgrants. They also urged funding for overdose prevention infrastructure.
Harm‑reduction advocates praised the mayor’s inclusion of Opioid Restitution Fund dollars in the fiscal 2026 recommendation but warned that frontline organizations that were not named in national settlements risk receiving only a small share of competitive microgrants.
Darcy Kerwin Garber, policy manager at the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition, said the city’s budget “provides a good amount for that” fund…
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