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Health Department recommends $300,000 in opioid-settlement grants to three local providers
Summary
The health department recommended the services committee forward a staff proposal to distribute $300,000 in opioid-settlement funds, proposing $100,000 each to Family Services and Children's Aid (Empowering Moms pilot), Home of New Vision, and Andy's Place; awards are contingent on recipients demonstrating how they will use reduced amounts.
The Jackson County Health Department asked the services committee on Dec. 1 to recommend distributing about $300,000 in opioid national settlement funds to community organizations that applied through a recent request-for-proposals process.
Health Department presenter Kristen said the department received five proposals and a scoring committee recommended funding three programs at $100,000 each: Family Services and Children’s Aid for a pilot program…
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