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Deschutes County authorizes application for $238,057.88 jail-based opioid‑use disorder medication grant
Summary
Sheriff’s office and partners will apply to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for funding to support jail-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Commissioners approved the request after discussion of metrics and provider partnerships.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 authorized county staff to apply for an Oregon Criminal Justice Commission jail‑based medications for opioid use disorder grant in the amount of $238,057.88.
Captain Michael Schultz, jail commander for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, told the board the county has partnered with Ideal Option since a 2023 grant to provide medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) in the jail and that this grant would help cover rising medication and staffing costs. “This money is now out there, and...we're gonna be asking for it,”…
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