The Montgomery County Commissioners approved Opioid Settlement funding for the 2027 mini-grants for 13 local organizations. A total of $98,661 will be distributed to these organizations to provide services in the following priority areas for Montgomery County residents: education/prevention, harm reduction, intervention/treatment/recovery, and justice services/first responders.
Recipients applied for the mini-grants through the Drug Free Montgomery County Leadership Team. These funds are from opioid manufacturers reaching a settlement with many states, including Indiana, resulting in the distribution of funds to Montgomery County over the next 25 years.
Grant recipients include:
• United Way in Montgomery County will receive $20,000 to continue to fund a Community Impact Associate (Navigator) to oversee the continued development of the First Door program, ongoing operations, and follow up strategies with those served.
• Montgomery County Family Recovery Court will receive $3,000 to provide assistance with legal aid, transportation issues, housing instability, obtaining identification forms, employment and clothing barriers.
• Crawfordsville Police Department will receive $2,050 to assist with continuing the 2027 DARE program and purchasing program supplies.
• Montgomery County Probation Department will receive $3,895 to expand and enhance diversion opportunities for youth through addressing truancy and early substance use involvement through two programs, Court Ordered Online Programs and the Prime for Life program.
• Cummins Behavioral Health Systems will receive $15,000 to help pay for services to those who have difficulty paying for treatment.
• Valley Oaks Health Inc. will receive $15,000 to continue their current Opioid Grant project to provide peer recovery services under one roof to those who cannot otherwise afford services.
• Recovery Coalition Inc. will receive $7,096.21 to support the Recovery Coalition Director’s Salary.
• Recovery Coalition Inc. will receive $25,000 to continue to employ peer recovery coaches for 2027.
• Integrative Wellness will receive $400 to enhance Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) by purchasing a medication lock cabinet.
• Montgomery County Drug Court will receive $4,750 to assist participants with removing barriers to their success in recovery from addiction, such as housing, transportation, and treatment expenses.
• Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Court will receive $2,470 to fund incentives to encourage participants to abstain from the use of alcohol and illegal substances. Incentives could include phase movement tokens, fuel or food git cards, and assistance with housing or transportation needs. Funds will also be utilized for the Volunteer Veteran Mentor Program.
Additional resources and information can be found on the Drug Free Montgomery County’s website at drugfreemoco.org or contact Diamond Justus at diamond@mcysb.org.
Drug Free Montgomery County is a program of the Youth Service Bureau. The YSB is a United Way in Montgomery County partner agency and is also supported by the Montgomery County Community Foundation.
