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Budget committee forwards up to $2.5M-per-year opioid treatment grant for Helen Ross McNabb Center
Summary
The Blount County Budget Committee recommended forwarding an application for up to $2.5 million per year for three years to the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council to expand adult opioid treatment services at the Helen Ross McNabb Center; the grant needs no local match and is slated to begin July 2027.
The Blount County Budget Committee on March 12 voted to forward to the full commission a proposed application to the Tennessee State Government Opioid Abatement Council seeking up to $2.5 million per year for three years to support co-occurring opioid treatment services at the Helen Ross McNabb Center.
At a committee meeting chaired by Finance Director Brian Baldwin, a McNabb Center representative explained how the program would be administered and funded. "We currently have a similar operation already in place with Blount County…
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