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Bangor and Penobscot County coordinate opioid-settlement grant process; city had approved two case-management positions
Summary
City and county officials discussed aligning application windows, reporting and scoring for opioid-settlement grants and confirmed the City of Bangor previously approved two intensive case-management positions tied to a local HIV outbreak.
Bangor City officials and Penobscot County leaders met on Aug. 27 to coordinate how they will distribute local shares of opioid-settlement funds, align application timelines and avoid duplicate funding decisions. The City of Bangor approved a proposal in recent weeks to create two intensive case-management positions intended to work with people diagnosed with HIV in the city’s current outbreak, city and county participants said.
The discussion focused on using a common application framework, sharing letters of interest and coordinating scoring and reporting so city and county awards do not duplicate services. "So our first proposal to city council was approved 2 weeks ago ... to create two intensive case management positions within the city," said Jason Pope, a Bangor resident who described the city proposal and its focus on people who have identified…
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