Through the national opioid settlement, the Kentucky Attorney General's Office has secured approximately $9​00 million from companies that fueled and exacerbated the opioid epidemic. This money is split evenly between local governments and the state, with the Commission administering the Commonwealth's portion.

For 2025, the Commission has identified several areas of focus including prevention, treatment and recovery.

Prevention

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 in school and out-of-school initiatives.
• Overdose Reduction Efforts – for example, Naloxone distribution, mobile clinical services, etc.
• View the Prevention NOFO
• View a sample grant application focused on prevention

Treatment and Recovery

For Treatment: Research on residential treatment bed availability shows Kentucky had 70.34 beds per 100,000 population in 2022, making it the state with the highest rate of beds per capita in the county. Due to this status, any applications requesting funding for residential treatment should specifically detail why the request fills a significant need or gap in service for the population served. 

For Recovery: The Commission has determined there are several areas of recovery support that could benefit from continued or increased investment. Therefore, priority consideration will be given to applications that demonstrate investments in the following areas: 

• Supportive Housing
• Transportation – proposals may not include direct purchase of vehicles.
• Employment Supports – such as recovery-to-work programs or workforce development.
• Recovery Community Centers
• Family Togetherness – for example, programs that work to keep families united, take a wholistic approach to recovery, support kinship care, etc.
• View the Treatment and Recovery NOFO
• View a sample grant application focused on treatment/recovery
  
  

Grants distributed by the Commission 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. 

Visit the Commission’s website for more information: https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/Opioid-Commission/Pages/default.aspx

Download a copy of the presentation used during the webinar here.