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Council raises Cycle 2 annual award to $25 million and tightens eligibility for grants

Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council · March 4, 2025
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Summary

The Opioid Abatement Council agreed to increase Cycle 2 annual awards from $20 million to $25 million (three‑year maximum to $75 million), set an eligibility cap to limit awards to no more than 100% of very new agencies' operating budgets, and confirmed scoring and timeline for 294 applications.

The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council voted to increase the Cycle 2 annual community‑grant pool to $25,000,000 and raised the three‑year cap to $75,000,000 after staff cited newly available settlement funds.

Staff told the council that Cycle 2 closed with 294 applications requesting roughly $416,994,997 and explained the…

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