$16 Million in Grants Awarded to Fight Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis

Oklahoma Awards $16 Million to Communities and Schools for Opioid Response

Breakdown of Funding

The grants, funded through opioid settlement dollars, will provide:

• $12 million to 31 cities

• $3.7 million to 16 school districts

Programs Covered by Grants

Funds will be used to expand:

• Substance abuse treatment and recovery programs

• Mental health services in schools and communities

• Efforts to reduce narcotic supply and illegal distribution

State Monitoring Outcomes

The state will track how effectively the grants improve recovery rates and reduce opioid-related deaths over the next year.

A Critical Step in a Larger Battle

The funding represents one piece of Oklahoma’s ongoing effort to address the nation’s opioid epidemic at the state and local level.