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Substance‑abuse unit cites ongoing opioid and settlement funding, seeks fund swaps to meet federal rules
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare’s substance‑abuse treatment and prevention program briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on federal opioid grants, state opioid‑settlement allocations and a federal spending cap that requires program accounting changes.
The Department of Health and Welfare’s substance‑abuse treatment and prevention program briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Wednesday about federal opioid grants, state opioid‑settlement allocations and a federal spending cap that requires program accounting changes.
Why it matters: the division administers prevention and treatment grants statewide. Officials said the program has an $8 million ongoing state opioid response grant in the base, ongoing Millennium Fund awards supporting community recovery centers, and one‑time opioid‑settlement dollars. The federal Substance Use Block Grant has a cap — no more than 5% may be used for administrative (personnel) costs — and the federal agency…
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