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Washtenaw steering committee recommends RFP and oversight to spend opioid settlement funds after needs assessment
Summary
County health department and steering committee presented a yearlong needs assessment and recommended an RFP‑based distribution process, emphasizing housing, harm reduction, and recovery supports; officials proposed an advisory body and public dashboard for ongoing monitoring.
Washtenaw County health department leaders and an opioid settlement steering committee presented the results of a yearlong needs assessment and recommended issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to distribute opioid settlement funds, with an advisory committee to oversee grants and a public dashboard to track outcomes.
The county anticipates receiving $16,385,290 from national opioid settlements over 18 years, and officials reported $4.6 million available as of the most recent accounting. Steering‑committee members described a process designed to balance speed and community engagement: they conducted a quantitative review and focus groups, used technical assistance from the Michigan Association of Counties and Michigan State University, and solicited input from providers and people with lived experience.
Why it matters: Exhibit E in opioid settlement documents limits allowable uses to opioid remediation activities (treatment, prevention, harm reduction, recovery…
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