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Portsmouth council accepts multiple grants and settlement funds totaling about $840,000
Summary
Council adopted a package of grant and settlement appropriations for FY 2026 by a 7–0 vote, including PFAS settlement funds ($85,832.12) for water testing/treatment, opioid settlement funds ($269,765.39) for abatement, and several smaller grants supporting social services, libraries, courts and behavioral health.
Portsmouth — The Portsmouth City Council on Jan. 13 adopted a set of ordinances accepting grant and settlement funds and appropriating them into FY 2026 funds. Council approved the items as a package by voice/electronic vote, 7–0.
The items read into the record included:
- PFAS settlement funds from DuPont: $85,832.12 for the Public Utilities fund to support water supply testing and treatment. - Respite care funding from the Virginia Department of Social Services: $2,070 for social services. - A small Virginia Tourism Corporation grant (VA MMLP coop): $1,250 for museums and tourism marketing. - Funding from the Virginia Office of Children’s Services: $53,623 for children’s services administrative costs. - Universal service (E‑rate) program funds from Cox Enterprises: $23,978 for the Department of Libraries. - State Compensation Board Technology Trust Fund allocation: $123,630 for the Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk’s Office technology maintenance/improvements. - Specialty docket grant from the Supreme Court of Virginia: $104,926.09 for the Portsmouth Adult Recovery Court. - Workforce funding from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (distributed by Region 5): $174,966 for workforce initiatives such as signing or retention bonuses. - Opioid settlement allocation: $269,765.39 for behavioral health services abatement activities as defined in the state allocation MOU.
Council adopted the package with no recorded dissents. According to the clerk’s reading, the appropriations route the funds into the specified FY 2026 funds (public utilities, grants fund, social services fund, general fund, behavioral health fund and others) to support direct programmatic or administrative uses listed in the ordinance summaries.
What it means: The appropriations provide one‑time funding for testing/treatment, courts technology, library E‑rate support, behavioral health services and workforce incentives. Council did not attach additional conditions during the vote.
