Sheriff's office to apply for up to $500,000 from Tennessee opioid-abatement council

Hamilton County Commission · January 29, 2026

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Summary

The sheriff’s office will seek a TOAC Cycle 3 grant of up to $500,000 to increase revenues and expenditures for opioid-abatement purposes; grants coordinator Megan Bernard Webb said the grant is no-match. Transcript shows the application request and a brief staff presentation; no vote recorded.

Commissioners reviewed a resolution authorizing the sheriff’s office to apply for and, if awarded, accept a Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council (TOAC) Cycle 3 grant not to exceed $500,000.

Megan Bernard Webb, grants coordinator for Sheriff Austin Garrett, addressed the commission and described the application as a no-match grant. "This is a no match grant," she said. Commissioners expressed routine acknowledgment and there was no extended discussion recorded in the provided excerpt.

The transcript does not record a vote or further details on intended programmatic uses if awarded.