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Is your organization ready to make a difference in the opioid crisis? Apply for up to $200,000 to fund your project! Applications are due May 6, 2024.
The Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) has approved recommendations for a community grant process to address the opioid crisis in our community. Up to $1,000,000 in opioid settlement funding has been approved to fund projects that support the priorities of the BCC to address urgent needs related to substance use across the community and align with a recovery-oriented system of care. Applicants may apply for one year of funding, up to $100,000 for FY2024-2025 programming, or for two years of funding up to $200,000 for FY2024-2026 programming.
The funds will be used by community partners to deliver programs and services that address substance use prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery programs that support individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) and/or are involved with the justice system.
Eligible applicants include community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, substance use disorder (SUD) service providers, faith-based communities, schools or public entities serving residents of Clackamas County. Applicants who serve populations experiencing gaps and disparities in access to services will receive higher scores under the "community impact" evaluation category. These may include, but are not limited to, organizations serving rural communities, justice-involved people, BIPOC communities, those experiencing houselessness and/or delivering culturally specific services. Clackamas County Departments and Divisions are not eligible to apply.
Additional information
About Opioid Settlement Funding
Since July 2021, the State of Oregon has reached agreement on national lawsuits against several companies for their role in the opioid crisis. Through these agreements, nearly $600 million will be awarded to Oregon over the course of 18 years.
As of February 2024, funds have been received from:
- Distributor Settlement payments (settlements between the State of Oregon and participating subdivisions and McKesson, Cardinal and AmerisourceBergen)
- Janssen Settlement payments (settlement between the State of Oregon and participating subdivisions and Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated)
- Mallinckrodt payments (settlement between the State of Oregon and participating subdivisions and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Additional restitution funds from Oregon Department of Justice
Additional payments are pending from settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger and Publicis.
These settlements will provide substantial funding to Oregon and local communities, including Clackamas County, to mitigate harms associated with the opioid and other drug crisis. New funding provides an opportunity to make strategic investments in evidence-based and promising strategies to strengthen our communities, prevent opioid misuse and stem the rising number of overdose deaths. Clackamas County will receive approximately $24 million (cities included in the settlement will also receive allocations). Defendants have up to 18 years to complete payments.
As established in Oregon House Bill 4098, allowable use of the funds is limited to programs that provide prevention, treatment and recovery services at the local level. Investments to address the opioid crisis will require continued collaboration across systems and across the continuum of care (prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction) with a focus on efforts highlighted in the National Settlement Agreement.
Clackamas County's Opioid Settlement Framework will be led by five guiding principles to ensure that the dollars will be used most effectively:
- Spend money to save lives
- Use evidence to guide spending
- Invest in youth prevention
- Focus on racial equity
- Develop a fair and transparent process
For more information, please contact FinanceGrants@clackamas.us.
Additional Resources
- Clackamas County's Response to the Fentanyl Crisis
- Distributor Master Settlement Agreement
- Health Advisory: Increased Dangers of Fake Pills and Fentanyl Poisoning
- Janssen Settlement Agreement
- National Opioids Settlement webpage
- Opioid Settlement Listening Session & Survey Findings
- Opioids: What you should know (OHA)
- Reducing Opioid Overdose and Misuse (OHA)
