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What's inside this month's email?
- Honoring International Overdose Awareness Day
- Upcoming Funding Opportunity for Schools
- 2026 Grant Award Recipients
- Upcoming Opioid Prevention Training Opportunities
- Priority Strategy Highlight – School-Based Prevention
 Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are lost to overdoses.
Others survive but suffer permanent injury, with devastating impact to their families and
friends.
You may have been affected in some way. It could easily happen to someone you love.
International Overdose Awareness Day provides an opportunity for us to talk about and
prevent overdose in our community.
The Attorney General’s Office honored International Overdose Awareness Day by hosting an education event for employees centered on understanding how opioids work and how to administer naloxone to someone who may be experiencing an overdose. Naloxone, provided through the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, was distributed to equip OAG staff with lifesaving medicine that can quickly reverse an opioid overdose.
Southwest Regional Field Representative Bonnie Johnson attended the City of Anadarko's International Overdose Awareness Day event on August 31. The event was designed to increase awareness of opioid and substance use, overdose prevention, treatment, recovery, and available community resources. City officials participated in the event, including Mayor John McCasland, who issued a proclamation recognizing August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day in the City of Anadarko.
The event brought together a broad range of community partners, including law enforcement, behavioral health and treatment providers, and tribal partners along with other local agencies. SWODA, an Opioid Abatement Grant recipient, participated as a resource vendor which provided tours of their Mobile MAT Clinic. Johnson also served as a speaker during the event, sharing information about Oklahoma's opioid abatement initiatives and current and upcoming funding opportunities, available to eligible entities to address the impacts of the opioid crisis.
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Upcoming Funding Opportunity for Schools |
The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to announce the next funding opportunity for the opioid abatement grant program!
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Who is eligible to apply?
Higher education institutions, public schools, and tech schools are eligible to apply.
How much money is my school eligible for?
Funding is determined by the population and type of eligible political subdivision. Visit our website to see the maximum funding your school can request.
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What type of projects are eligible for funding?
The Opioid Abatement Board uses eight priority strategies to guide funding decisions including school-based prevention, naloxone distribution, and family-skills training. Visit our website to learn more!
What is the timeline?
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Applications Open
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October 1, 2026
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Applications Close
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November 30, 2026
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Review Period Begins
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December 1, 2026
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Review Period Ends
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February 28, 2027
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Award Announcement
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March/April 2027
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Want to learn more?
Join us for an informational webinar on Tuesday, September 22nd at 2:00 PM. Attorney General staff will review eligibility, grant guidelines, and answer any questions.
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Tuesday, September 22nd @ 11:00 AM
Link to join meeting
Meeting ID: 287 747 388 602 761
Passcode: TW3wf26K
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Opioid Abatement Board Awards Grants |
Over $12 million in funds was awarded by the Opioid Abatement Board to 24 political subdivisions
at the August 13th special board meeting.
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Congratulations to the following institutions on receiving an award:
- City of Ada
- City of Bristow
- Carter County
- City of Duncan
- Grand Gateway Economic Development Association
- City of Grove
- Haskell County-LeFlore County (Joint Application)
- Latimer County
- City of Lawton
- McCurtain-Choctaw-Pushmataha Counties (Joint Application)
- Norman Regional Hospital Authority
- Okfuskee County
- City of Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma County
- Okmulgee County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Rogers County-City of Claremore (Joint Application)
- South Western Development Development Authority
- City of Stillwater
- Tulsa County
- City of Tulsa
- Wagoner County
- Woodward County
The next round of funding available to this political subdivision will be in Spring 2027. Our office highly encourages eligible institutions intending to apply to begin the planning process. No-cost resources for project planning available to eligible political subdivisions are available on our website.
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The Oklahoma READY Initiative provides participating schools with the evidence-based Botvin LifeSkills Training project at no cost, along with training, implementation support, and stipends. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills to make healthy choices, build resilience, and avoid substance use, including the misuse of prescription medications and opioids.
Oklahoma READY is a statewide opioid abatement project of the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, funded through Oklahoma Opioid Abatement funds and supported by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Thursday, September 24
Green Country Technology Center
1100 OK-56 Loop
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Tuesday, October 13
Elk City Board of Education
300 N. Boone Ave
Elk City, OK 73644
Schools and districts interested in participating should contact Isela Perez at Isela.Perez@oag.ok.gov.
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School-based prevention is one of the eight priority funding strategies adopted by the Opioid Abatement Board. School-based prevention involves coordinated, evidence-based strategies delivered at school to prevent or reduce the risk of developing problem behaviors while promoting student well-being, health and academic success.
Read the document linked below to get an overview of the models and considerations for implementation if you are interested in school-based prevention as an opioid abatement strategy.
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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
Breana Bohannan- Southeast
Opioid Abatement Grant Field Representative - Southeast
Breanna.Bohannan@oag.ok.gov
Eli Strech - Northwest
Opioid Abatement Grant Field Representative - Northwest
Eli.Strech@oag.ok.gov
Delaney Fitch - Northeast
Opioid Abatement Grant Field Representative - Northeast
Delaney.Fitch@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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