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Council raises Cycle 2 annual award to $25 million and tightens eligibility for grants
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 planned scoring timeline in SmartSimple, targeting completion of reviewer scoring by March 31. Council members were assigned batches of applications and instructed to declare conflicts of interest.
To improve fairness and contract feasibility, the council approved a staff proposal that no applicant may request more than 100% of an agency's operating budget if the agency incorporated fewer than 24 months before the portal closed; the council also discussed but deferred final action on a proposed one‑grant‑per‑organization limit. Members asked staff to flag collaborative applications in the scoring spreadsheets so the council can consider partnerships when finalizing awards.
The motion to revise the Cycle 2 budget passed by roll call. Staff will proceed with randomized assignment of applications to council reviewers, finalize any percentage incentive shifts among strategy categories if needed after scoring, and bring award recommendations back to the council.
