Opioid Settlement Funds

Opioid RFPAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 1999 to 2022, nearly 727,000 people died from an opioid overdose. This includes overdose deaths involving prescription and illegal opioids. According to the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, in 2012 alone, there were 112 opioid prescriptions for every 100 Indiana residents.

The State of Indiana has reached multiple settlements with major pharmaceutical companies, distributors and related firms as part of the State’s ongoing commitment to accountability in addressing substance use. The settlements will provide Indiana with more than $980 million over an 18-year period. 

For more information, visit https://www.in.gov/recovery/settlement/.

Opioid Settlement Fund RFP

The Morgan County Mental Health Task Force (MCMHTF), on behalf of the Morgan County Board of Commissioners, has issued a local Request for Proposals (RFP) for opioid settlement grants. Successful applicants will receive grants to promote innovative, collaborative, community-driven, cross-sector responses to substance use disorder issues that will save lives and reduce harm. 

This RFP requests responses from any Morgan County service providers (and those providing services to Morgan County residents), including but not limited to: 

  •         Substance use and mental health treatment providers
  •         Collaboratives and coalitions
  •         Schools
  •        Law enforcement agencies
  •         Nonprofit organizations
  •         Hospitals and healthcare entities
  •         Public health organizations
  •         Businesses
  •        Agencies focused upon promoting long-term recovery

Respondents should be embedded in, and working with, their communities and interested in submitting effective proposals for services that build upon efforts already made, including but not limited to the expansion of and access to treatment for substance use disorder, stronger connections to recovery supports, development and implementation of prevention practices, expansion of harm reduction efforts, and substance-related criminal justice interventions. 

The majority of funds available through this RFP must be used to implement abatement strategies as outlined in Exhibit E of the National Opioid Settlement document; however, there are limited unrestricted funds available to support other evidence-informed and/or innovative strategies to combat substance use disorder across the continuum from prevention through long-term recovery. 

Download the RFP here

The MCMHTF hosted a virtual session about the RFP on January 15. Click here to view the presentation on Zoom and use the passcode 0Ga#7L6+. You can also download the Opioid Settlement Virtual Presentation.

View RFP Questions and Answers (Q&A) – In the event of any discrepancies between information provided during the session and responses given in the Q&A, the Q&A answers should be considered definitive. The window for questions closed on January 30.

View our Frequently Asked Questions

Applicants must submit proposals by Friday, February 14, 2025, at 4 p.m. (EST) via Smarter Select at https://smr.to/p99637. Click here to download the action plan template. Only one proposal per respondent per funding type (abatement or unrestricted).

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to mcmentalhealthtaskforce@gmail.com.