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- Thank You Grantees!
- 2024 Grant Recipients - Final Grant Quarter Reminders
- Program Feedback Request
- Priority Funding Strategy Highlight – Integrated Care
- Opioid Abatement Staff Highlight
 Thank you grantees for the timely submission of quarterly reports! The compliance team and OAG staff are now reviewing the reports and will follow-up with any requests. We are looking forward to learning about the work being done across the state to abate the opioid epidemic through the grant funding.
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2024 Grant Recipients - Final Quarter |
2024 grant award recipients are in the final quarter of the period of performance. All activities, expenses, and objectives identified in the implementation plan must be incurred or completed by June 30, 2026.
The next phase of the grant lifecycle is closeout. A grant close-out is the process of determining that all activities related to the award are complete and financial reporting requirements are met.
The political subdivision can initiate the closeout process for the grant when it meets the following criteria:
- All project activities as defined in the implementation plan are complete, AND;
- All grant funds are expended and/or all costs have been paid out.
If the political subdivision meets both conditions before June 30, 2026, please email Khylee Rankin to start the closeout process.
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We want to hear from you! Our program is committed to continuously improving the grant experience for our grantees. Current grantees are invited to provide feedback on their experience with the grant program, including reporting requirements, technical assistance, communication, and implementation challenges. Your feedback will help guide future program improvements and grantee support efforts. Email feedback to: oab@oag.ok.gov.
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Reminders, compliance requests, and other forms of communication about your 2025 or 2026 opioid abatement grant will be sent through the OGX system. Please add the email noreply@ogx.ok.gov to a safe sender list to ensure important emails related to your award do not go to spam.
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Integrated care is one of the eight priority funding strategies adopted by the Opioid Abatement Board in 2025. Integrated care is the implementation of evidence-based screenings for mental health and substance use conditions during routine medical appointments. This briefing document includes an overview of what integrated care is, who is the target population, and what to consider as a community if you are interested in integrated care as an opioid abatement strategy.
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To read more about this strategy and if it is a good fit for your community,
click the button below.
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Traci Ballard joined the Office of the Attorney General on the first day of Gentner Drummond’s administration. As Deputy General Counsel, she supports opioid abatement in Oklahoma by representing the state’s interest in opioid related litigation and settlements, as well working with the Opioid Abatement Board and the OAG grants team.
Traci grew up in rural Oklahoma and earned her undergraduate, juris doctorate, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the OAG team, her career centered on work supporting and educating those that lead governmental subdivisions via non-profit and higher education sectors. She lives in Claremore with her husband Matt. Together they share and love three teenagers, two dogs, and a lizard named Marcus.
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May Opioid Abatement Board Meeting |
Wednesday, May 27 at 1:30 PM
Office of Oklahoma Attorney General
313 NE 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
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Office Closed - Memorial Day |
The Office of the Attorney General will be closed on Monday, May25 th in observance of Memorial Day.
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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
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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 & Grant Coordinator
Khylee.Rankin@oag.ok.gov
Isela Perez
Opioid Response Statewide Projects Specialist
Isela.Perez@oag.ok.gov
Traci Ballard
Deputy General Counsel
Traci.Ballard@oag.ok.gov
Regional Field Representatives
Bonnie Johnson - Southwest
Opioid Abatement Grant Field Representative - Southwest
Bonnie.Johnson@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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