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Agency seeks fund swaps, reports opioid and Millennium grants; federal cap forces accounting shifts
Summary
Legislative staff and agency officials described multiple federal and state grant streams for substance-abuse treatment in Idaho, including ongoing opioid-response funding and Millennium Fund allocations for community recovery centers; the department requested account transfers to comply with a federal 5% cap on administrative spending.
Alex Williamson, Legislative Services analyst, told the committee that substance abuse treatment and prevention programs received a one-time $8.3 million appropriation in fiscal 2022 for COVID‑related activities and an $8.0 million state opioid response grant that was made ongoing in fiscal 2024.
For fiscal year 2025 the division received ongoing additions including $1.6 million: $1.35 million was identified for community-based recovery centers and $250,000 for the Idaho Drug Free Youth program, Williamson said. The division also had a $1.2 million one-time…
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