Kentucky Opioid Abatement Grants: Prevention

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Grants: Prevention program aims to address the severe impact of the opioid epidemic on communities by distributing settlement funds for prevention-focused efforts. Established by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, this initiative prioritizes youth prevention, overdose reduction, and collaborative projects. Non-profit and government entities can apply for funding, which has a ceiling of $1 million. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate effective use of funds and address specific regional service gaps.

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Purpose
Kentuckians have been hard hit by the impact of the opioid epidemic, creating numerous challenges for families and communities. In 2021, the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KYOAAC) was established by the General Assembly to oversee a trust fund to distribute settlement funds from lawsuits against certain manufacturers and distributors of opioids. The Commission is made up of 11 members, nine voting and two non-voting, who are charged with the distribution of the Commonwealth’s portion of settlement funds. The Commission has adopted nationally recognized principles for allocating funds, including use the money to save lives, use evidence to guide spending, invest in youth prevention, focus on equity for impacted communities across the Commonwealth, and create a fair and transparent process. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide settlement dollars for prevention focused efforts addressing the opioid epidemic.
Population of Focus
Funds must be used to provide prevention services for individuals who have or are at risk of one of the following:

• Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
• Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and comorbid polysubstance use
• Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and co-occurring mental illness
• Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and comorbid polysubstance use and co-occurring mental illness
• Funding Priorities

The Commission has determined Prevention is a priority focus for the settlement funds. Priority consideration will be given to applications that address the following categories:Youth-focused prevention – Youth defined as up to 26-years-old. These include both inschool and out-of-school initiatives.Overdose Reduction Efforts – for example, Naloxone distribution, mobile clinical services, etc.
Priority Criteria
While the Commission may consider all areas of the application, they established several criteria they deem to be considered priorities, which include:

• Projects that demonstrate strong collaboration.

Projects that expand or enhance services or opportunities. Supplanting, defined as replacing funding of a recipient’s existing program with awarded funds, is discouraged.Projects involving recovery housing must comply with state accreditation requirements.
Projects that address or fill service gaps in particular regions.
While the Commission will consider requests to continue funding provided by previous KYOAAC awards, those requests must decrease by 25 percent of the original funding award.
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000.00
The review committee may request budget modifications be made prior to award.

Eligibility

KYOAAC grants are open to any registered entity (for-profit or non-profit) that is in good standing with the Kentucky Secretary of State, as well as counties, cities, towns and other government entities.Proposals should reflect the most effective and sustainable use of funds.
Multiple agencies can partner in the application process but only one agency may serve as fiscal agent.

Ineligibility

Funds cannot be used to purchase land.
Funds cannot be used for construction or to secure any kind of permits related to construction or renovation.Funds cannot be used to purchase vehicles, but Commissioners will consider innovative transportation models such as voucher programs.