Adams County Opioid Abatement Grant
View the timeline and additional information about funds that will be distributed to address issues impacting the Adams County community as a result of the opioid crisis below.
A Letter from the Adams County Opioid Council
The Opioid Crisis has ravaged the Adams County community, and our country, for too long. Over the last 5 years, Adams County community members have accounted for 1 in 8 opioid related overdose deaths in Colorado. Fentanyl is the number one cause of opioid-related overdose deaths in our county, and as a state and region we do not have the treatment capacity that is needed. We cannot wait any longer to address this crisis in a significant way.
To this end, we, the Adams County Opioid Council, are proud to announce the application for the first round of funds from the Opioid Litigation Settlement is now open!
It is our intent that these dollars be used to improve outcomes related to the opioid crisis for community members in Adams County. To that end, we look at data, community insights, and other information through our Interactive Data Dashboard to not only understand what’s currently happening in the region related to the opioid crisis, how the community is being impacted at all levels, but also to track progress and the impact of the regional work underway to address it.
We are committed to following a RFP process that departs from “business as usual” by not only being data driven, but also by fostering synergy and collaboration between interested organizations as well as innovation.
We are interested in proposals that are demonstrated to be informed by nationally recognized outcomes, best practices or are supported by research. That being said, we also recognize that our community deserves innovative ideas and approaches to address the opioid crisis. We encourage you to bring innovative solutions forward with the spirit of being outcomes focused and tracking data to assess the impact of these projects.
-The Adams County Opioid Council
Application
The Application cycle for the first round of funding is now closed. You can see what next steps look like on the timeline below.
You can still view all of the questions that were included in the application in a PDF below.
Scoring Matrix
To understand how proposals will be scored, check out the scoring matrix that includes descriptions of what the Council will be looking for below.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Q&A Session
The Rocky Mountain Partnership Team and staff from Adams County Government hosted a Q&A Session on the Adams County Opioid Abatement Grant where potential applicants for the Adams County Opioid Abatement Grant received an overview of the application process and timeline, reviewed the application and scoring matrix, and had the opportunity to ask questions.
Timeline
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12/16/22 | Application Posted | ||
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1/9/23 | Q&A Session for Potential Grant Applications | ||
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1/31/23 | Proposals Due | ||
| 2/22/23 | Regional Council convenes: ● Score proposals and determine which to fund ● Determine if an additional funding cycle will be needed in 2023 |
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| 2/27/23 – 3/3/23 | Community Input Open on which proposals to fund (via survey) | |||
| 3/8/23 | By 3/10/23 Regional Council convenes to finalize which proposals to fund | |||
| 3/28/23 |
Public Hearing: Adams County BOCC officially endorse Regional Council funding recommendations Awardees are notified |
For more information and a complete timeline for the first round of funding click the button below
How is the Adams County Region Planning on Using Funds?
In accordance with the allowable uses outlined in Exhibit A of the State MOU, the Adams County Opioid Council has identified what percentage of the funds available to the region for the first year will be allocated to specific categories. The specific strategies and programs that will be funded have not yet been determined.
For a more detailed dive into what goes into each of these categories, as well as the rationale behind how these allocations were determined, click the button below.
To learn more about the progress made to date, click the button below.
Learn More
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Jody Nowicki, RMP Senior Director of Stakeholder Impact, serves as the Project Manager for this effort. Contact Jody at JodyNowicki@RMPBackbone.org with additional questions or to learn more. |