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County opioid steering committee readies RFP timeline, priorities for settlement funds
Summary
Van Buren County staff presented a draft RFP and timeline for using opioid settlement funds, proposing biennial grant cycles and five funding priorities that align with the national settlement’s allowable uses.
Lisa, the county community services director, told the commissioners on May 27 that the county’s opioid steering committee had completed an assessment and developed a draft request for proposals that follows state guidance and the national settlement’s Exhibit E allowable uses.
Lisa said the committee plans to release the RFP in early June with an August application deadline and final award announcements in September, and proposed two-year grant cycles sized at $300,000 per cycle to preserve funding across the settlement’s 18-year duration. "The funding priorities for this year will be transitional sober living, peer recovery support, medication assisted treatment, transportation assistance, and stigma reduction through youth and community education," she said.
She added that the committee reviewed settlement policies and administrative-cost limits and that staff will maintain required audits and semiannual reporting. The committee plans to evaluate applications and forward final recommendations to the board, which retains authority to approve awards.
A commissioner moved to approve the RFP process and timeline and forward the RFP package to the June 10 board meeting for final approval; the motion passed by voice vote. Lisa said the committee had five steering-committee appointees with diverse backgrounds and would circulate final materials to commissioners for distribution in local meetings.
County staff noted the national settlement specifies which program types are allowable (Exhibit E) and imposes reporting and administrative limits; funds cannot be used for items outside the settlement’s allowable categories.
