County accepting opioid settlement proposals through April 30

Press Release sub­mit­ted by Robert Blanton

Winchester, KY — The Clark County Fiscal Court has announced the open­ing of a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for orga­ni­za­tions seek­ing fund­ing through the County’s opi­oid set­tle­ment allo­ca­tion. The fund­ing is intend­ed to sup­port pro­grams that pre­vent and address the ongo­ing impacts of opi­oid addic­tion and drug over­dose across Clark County.

The goal of the fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty is to serve res­i­dents of Clark County through the devel­op­ment, imple­men­ta­tion, enhance­ment, or expan­sion of evi­dence-based strate­gies and promis­ing prac­tices that address the opi­oid epi­dem­ic. Programs focused on pre­ven­tion, harm reduc­tion, treat­ment, and recov­ery ser­vices are encour­aged to apply.

Eligible appli­cants include 501(c)(3) non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions, qua­si-gov­ern­men­tal enti­ties, local com­mu­ni­ty-based boards, local recov­ery advo­ca­cy groups, and faith-based organizations.

Funding may sup­port ini­tia­tives that address sub­stance use dis­or­ders, poly­sub­stance use, and co-occur­ring men­tal health con­di­tions. Priority will be giv­en to pro­grams that serve indi­vid­u­als and com­mu­ni­ties most pro­found­ly impact­ed by opi­oid use dis­or­der and relat­ed sub­stance use or men­tal health challenges.

Applicants must demon­strate the abil­i­ty to effec­tive­ly man­age grant funds and pro­vide pro­gram data show­ing mea­sur­able out­comes, impact, and effec­tive­ness. Indirect costs asso­ci­at­ed with fund­ed pro­grams may not exceed 15 percent.

Proposals will be accept­ed March 1 through April 30, 2026. Organizations inter­est­ed in apply­ing or seek­ing addi­tion­al infor­ma­tion may con­tact the Clark County Judge Executive at (859) 745‑0200. Applications can be down­loaded at the Clark County Fiscal Court web­site https://www.clarkcoky.com/DocumentCenter/View/229

Clark County offi­cials encour­age qual­i­fied orga­ni­za­tions and com­mu­ni­ty part­ners to apply and help strength­en the county’s response to the opi­oid crisis.