From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board will award its second round of grants to help combat the state’s opioid epidemic.
The board voted recently to award up to $29 million to Oklahoma counties, municipalities, public school districts, technology school districts and public trusts later this year. Applications will be accepted from May 12 to June 11 through the board’s webpage.
“No one is immune to the threats posed by fentanyl and other opioids. Addiction does not discriminate,” state Attorney General Gentner Drummond said. “It’s critical we put funding to work in local communities throughout the state to fight this epidemic.”
Last year, the board awarded more than $12 million in grants from opioid lawsuit settlement funds. Grants help fund treatment and recovery programs, opioid abuse education, mental health assistance and strategies to decrease the supply of narcotics across the state.