The City of Knoxville is committed to addressing the opioid epidemic through its first responders and by supporting non-profits that specialize in this area. Multiple legal settlements with opioid manufacturers and pharmaceutical distributors have been allocated to states, counties and cities throughout the country to address the opioid epidemic. These settlement amounts vary and are staggered over many years. The settlements require that funds be used specifically for opioid mitigation.
As part of its funding received to date, the City of Knoxville is allocating $250,000 for the 2024-25 fiscal year to provide grant funding to non-profits who provide opioid remediation and prevention services to City of Knoxville residents. These are one-time funds to be utilized between July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025.
This is a competitive process. Some applications may not be funded, and some may be only partially funded. Your organization may apply for Opioid Settlement Funds if it operates within the City of Knoxville, has been in operation for at least two years and has current registration as a charitable organization with the Tennessee Secretary of State.
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• 2024 Cover Letter [PDF]
• 2024 Opioid Abatement Grant Application [PDF]
• 2024 Opioid Abatement Grants Goals & Priorities [PDF]
2024 DEADLINE: Applications due by 4 p.m. on February 15, 2024 to Jennifer Searle in the Mayor's Office
For more information contact Jennifer Searle at 865-215-2267 or [email protected].
Submissions may be subject to public inspection pursuant to the
Tennessee Open Records Act, TENN. CODE ANN. § 10-7-503, et seq. |