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- Deadline Approaching for 2026 Government & Joint Applications
- No Cost Project Consultation & Grant Writing Services
- Virtual Office Hours
- Upcoming Peer Exchange Opportunity
- Priority Strategy Highlight – Contingency Management
- Opioid Abatement Staff Spotlight
 The 2026 Opioid Abatement Grant application for government political subdivisions (county, municipality, and public trusts) and collaborative/joint applicants closes on March 31, 2026. Check out February’s newsletter for tips on registering, applying, and submitting a grant application!
Click the button below for more information on the opioid abatement grant, the application process, and to access the application.
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Interested in applying for an opioid abatement grant? Healthy Minds’ Policy Initiative provides free, one-on-one support to potential applicants. Technical assistance can help you develop your project idea, understand grant requirements, or support application planning and review. Contact Megan Wurzer, Director at mwurzer@healthyminds.org to set up a time to discuss how their services can best assist you. |
Do you have an opioid abatement project in mind for your community, but need help with writing the grant application? Contact either Jill Nichols or Khylee Rankin for information on no-cost grant writing services. |
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Virtual Office Hours
Please join Opioid Abatement Grant staff and partners during this month’s office hours! These interactive sessions will provide you with the opportunity to ask questions about the opioid abatement grant, eligibility, proposal preparation, and hear about available no-cost resources.
Dates, times, and meeting links are listed below:
Friday, March 20th at 10:00 AM
Join Meeting
Monday, March 23rd at 10:00 AM
Join Meeting
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The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), on behalf of the State Justice Institute, is hosting a Peer Exchange in Adams County, Ohio on May 5-6, 2026.
Up to five communities will be selected to receive travel scholarships, allowing each selected site to send a team of 3-4 practitioners to participate in this structured two-day peer exchange at no cost.
According to their announcement, "Observe, first-hand, the many successful aspects of Adams County’s innovative programming that force-multiply into a comprehensive, collaborative rural response to behavioral health and substance use."
Click here to learn more about this interactive learning experience and apply for a scholarship to attend.
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 The Opioid Abatement Board identified 8 priority funding strategies in 2025. They are: 1. Contigency Management 2. Family Skills Training 3. Integrated Care 4. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder 5. Nalxone Distribution 6. School-Based Prevention 7. Supported Employment 8. Supported Housing
Contingency Management is one of the evidence-based treatments adopted by the Opioid Abatement Board as a priority funding strategy. Contingency management is a substance use disorder treatment approach that rewards clients for treatment and recovery-oriented behaviors. This strategy is successful for people involved in the criminal legal system or patients already receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Click here to read more about this strategy and if it is a good fit for your community!
Jill Nichols is the Opioid Response and Grants Coordinator for the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General. Since joining the AG’s office in early 2024, she has worked with the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board and the office’s General Counsel unit to develop the opioid abatement program from its inception as a piece of legislation to opening the first application to a fully evolved functioning grant distribution and management operation.
Under her leadership, Oklahoma has distributed tens of millions of dollars in opioid settlement fund grants to political subdivisions across the state and initiated broad-scale projects designed to provide maximum impact and resources on a state-wide level.
As one of the countless Oklahomans who have lost a parent to the impacts of opioid and alcohol abuse, Jill’s dedication to the mission of her office is deeply personal.
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Members
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Appointing Authority
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond
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Statute
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Josh Cantwell
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Governor
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LeRoy Young, D.O.
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State Auditor and Inspector General
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Scott Martin
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State Treasurer
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Brad DeLozier
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Carol Bush
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Speaker of the House
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Dr. Kelly Dunn
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Speaker of the House
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Lori Parish
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Senate President Pro Tempore
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Dr. Atul Walia
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Senate President Pro Tempore
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Jill Nichols
Opioid Response & Grants Coordinator
Jill.Nichols@oag.ok.gov
Khylee Rankin, LCSW
Assistant Opioid Response & Grants Coordinator
Khylee.Rankin@oag.ok.gov
Traci Ballard
Deputy General Counsel
Traci.Ballard@oag.ok.gov
The individual listed as the primary contact for the university, county, school district, or municipality will automatically receive this email. If other individuals from your institution need to receive it, please send their name and email address to Khylee Rankin, Khylee.Rankin@oag.ok.gov, and she will add them to the list. |
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Title 74, sections 30.3 through 30.8 create the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act. The Act’s purpose is to promote and protect the health of Oklahomans by using monetary grants to abate the opioid crisis in a comprehensive manner that includes cooperation and collaboration with political subdivisions.
Grants will fund treatment and recovery programs, assistance with co-occurring disorders and mental health issues, opioid abuse education and prevention, proper prescription efforts, and strategies to decrease the supply of narcotics across the state. Grants are rigorously reviewed and approved by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board comprising of the Attorney General and appointees of the Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate President Pro Tempore, State Treasurer, State Superintendent for Public Instruction, and State Auditor and Inspector.
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