Drug Free Montgomery County Announces Opioid Settlement Fund Grants

The Drug Free Montgomery County Coalition, acting on behalf of the Montgomery County Commissioners, announces the first round of opioid settlement funds that can be accessed through a grant process. These funds are from Opioid manufacturers reaching a settlement with many states, including Indiana, resulting in the distribution of funds to Montgomery County over the next 25 years. The Drug Free Montgomery County Leadership Team will manage the grant process with the County Commissioners having the final decision on approval of any grant funds to be disbursed. For the 2024 grant year, there will be approximately $146,000 available for grant distribution. These funds will be distributed to organizations that submit a successful grant application to provide services that are actively working to address substance use issues in Montgomery County. A successful grant application will identify how they will work to address one or more of the priorities listed in the grant application in the areas of Education/Prevention, Intervention/Treatment/Recovery, Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice or Harm Reduction. Funds must be used to serve groups/individuals in Montgomery County.

The grant application will be available as of August 1st and the deadline for delivery of a grant application to the Drug Free Montgomery County Leadership team will be August 31, 2023. Grant applications may be submitted in hard copy or electronically. Grant applications may be delivered to the Montgomery County Health Department, attention Diamond Teague or electronically delivered to [email protected] . Grants will be reviewed and scored by an independent grant review team in September. The grants will then be submitted to the Montgomery County Commissioners for final approval. It is anticipated that funds will be announced and distributed in December 2023. Grant funds should be expended during the time period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Organizations that receive funding from the Opioid Settlement Fund will be expected to complete and submit an end of grant narrative and budget report within thirty days of the end of the funding period.

Any organization providing substance use services to Montgomery County residents is eligible to apply. For questions or further information, you may contact Diamond Teague at [email protected] .