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Opioid abatement commission notes far more requests than funds available for treatment grants
Summary
A committee member said the opioid abatement commission received about $170 million in requests while roughly $20 million is available for awards; contracting with grantees will begin to prepare for July 1 start dates.
A member of the Technical Advisory Committee reported that the opioid abatement commission's treatment recovery committee is processing more grant applications than available funds.
"We have 8.5 times more applications than we have money to fund," the member said, describing demand for treatment and recovery projects. The member said about $170,000,000 has been requested while approximately $20,000,000 is available to award.
The committee plans to finish its work in April so staff can begin contracting with grantees in time for a July 1 start date, the member said. The speaker emphasized that many good projects will not receive funding because available dollars are limited.
The update was presented as a member report; no formal action was recorded by the TAC during this meeting.
