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Bernalillo County outlines spending plan, dashboard timeline for $25.5 million opioid settlement funds
Summary
County officials and the Behavioral Health Advisory Board updated the Local Government Coordinating Commission on opioid settlement allocations, remaining balances and a public accountability dashboard expected to show financials in December and program metrics later.
Bernalillo County officials told the Local Government Coordinating Commission on Oct. 16 that the county has received $25,500,000 in one-time opioid settlement funds and has begun allocating those dollars to treatment, prevention and infrastructure projects.
The county has spent about $1,800,000 so far, has committed roughly $16,800,000 for upcoming requests for proposals and Albuquerque Public Schools programs, and reported about $6,500,000 in unencumbered funds; all the settlement funds are one-time and are expected to be exhausted by 2028.
The money is intended to follow a 60/40 split adopted by joint action earlier this year, allocating 60% to intervention and treatment and 40% to prevention and community revitalization. County officials said the larger implementation plan includes capacity-building dollars, infrastructure grants, and school-based prevention and intervention funding.
“We've received $25,500,000 in one-time opioid settlement funding to the county,” Dr. Wayne Lindstrom said…
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