Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Opioid Abatement topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Augusta County to serve as fiscal agent for regional opioid abatement grant; CAPSAW to administer
Summary
Augusta County approved an operational agreement to serve as fiscal agent for a five‑year regional opioid abatement grant. County staff said the county will funnel funds to the Office on Youth and the Central Shenandoah Health District while CAPSAW will handle grant administration; FY26 allocations total about $206,000.
Augusta County staff told the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 that the county will act as fiscal agent for a regional opioid abatement grant authorized by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA).
County staff said the memorandum of understanding under consideration would formalize a cooperative partnership among Augusta, Staunton and Waynesboro and is required before the OAA will release funds. "Augusta County is the fiscal agent for this grant," staff told the board, adding that the MOU is for a one‑year term with automatic annual renewals as part of a five‑year grant through June 30, 2030.
Staff described CAPSAW as the regional administrator contracted to perform grant administration tasks — writing applications in the portal, preparing reports and coordinating distributions to program providers. County staff said CAPSAW would be paid for administrative services and would not handle the county's books: "All the money is gonna run through Augusta," they said.
For fiscal year 2026, staff reported the regional program's total was about $206,000: approximately $130,000 was earmarked for the health department, $70,000 for the Office on Youth, and roughly $6,600 for CAPSAW's administration. Staff said each locality has funding allocated at the OAA and Augusta will draw down funds, then bill the two cities for their shares and disbursements to service providers would be by reimbursement requests.
Board members asked for clarity on legal review and which counsel would handle different questions; staff said all three localities' attorneys will review the agreement and that the county would handle legal questions directly related to its role as fiscal agent, while city attorneys would handle issues specific to CAPSAW or a city's administration.
Supervisor (speaker 21) moved to approve the operational agreement using CAPSAW as administrator; the motion was seconded and approved by the board.
Next steps: staff said the agreement is subject to final review by the county attorney and returning the signed MOU to the OAA to draw down funds.
