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County to release $600,000 in opioid settlement funds over 2025–27 for prevention programs
Summary
Wallowa County approved a Request for Applications to distribute up to $600,000 in opioid settlement funds across 2025–2027 (approximately $300,000/year) and to retain allowable administrative fees; board thanked staff for completing the RFA.
The Wallowa County Board on Dec. 16 approved a Request for Applications (RFA) to let up to $600,000 in opioid settlement funds to local prevention, treatment and recovery efforts over a multi‑year period. The Department of Community Health presented the RFA, asking the board to allow roughly $300,000 a year across the 2025–2027 period and to permit retention of allowable administrative fees to manage the grants.
Commissioners thanked staff for refining earlier drafts and emphasized the RFA focuses on prevention and community health strategies. The motion to release the RFA passed unanimously.
What happens next: The health department will publish the RFA and accept applications under the board’s approved timeline; awards will follow grant review procedures described in the RFA.
