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Prince George joins regional bid for mobile overdose response unit using opioid settlement funds
Summary
Prince George County authorized the county administrator to execute a cooperative partnership agreement for a multi-jurisdiction mobile overdose response unit and to contribute opioid settlement funds as its match toward a competitive regional grant application with District 19 Community Services Board.
Prince George County supervisors authorized staff Feb. 25 to sign a cooperative partnership agreement so the county can join neighboring localities in applying for Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority competitive grant funding to create a mobile overdose response unit.
Riverside Community Criminal Justice Board and county staff summarized progress on opioid settlement funding and regional proposals. County staff reported Prince George had received $265,780.87 in direct opioid-settlement distributions to date and reiterated that opioid-abatement funds must be used for eligible remediation activities and may not supplant existing funding.
Staff said a previous cooperative grant application for a crisis receiving center was not funded because additional district localities did not participate and concerns existed about long-term sustainability; that effort, however, highlighted the regional need. The counties of Prince George, Surry, Dinwiddie and Sussex and the city of Hopewell and District 19 CSB are preparing a new cooperative partnership application to the Opioid Abatement Authority for a mobile overdose response unit that would place certified peer recovery specialists in a mobile unit to provide outreach, naloxone (Narcan) and connection to treatment. The counties requested a total not-to-exceed amount of $400,000 in OAA funding for fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030 to operate the program.
To apply, local matches drawn from opioid settlement distributions are proposed. Prince George’s requested local match contribution for the application was $141,187.41, drawn from opioid settlement funds already earmarked for abatement use; Dinwiddie and Surry had already committed their local matches and Hopewell was expected to consider the item. Staff said the cooperative agreement must be executed by participating localities and the District 19 CSB by March 14 in order to meet the April 1 submission deadline for the competitive grant round.
After discussion the board authorized the county administrator to execute the required cooperative partnership agreement and to participate in the regional grant application. Supervisors said they supported regional coordination and noted similar programs had been funded elsewhere in Virginia.
Ending: The action allows Prince George to pool opioid-abatement funds with neighboring localities for a regional mobile overdose response unit; staff will return with contract paperwork and grant application details as the group finalizes the cooperative agreement.
