For immediate release: June 20, 2024

Media contact: 
Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator
406-595-8963 (cell)
whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov

National Opioid Settlement Funds Available in Gallatin County

Montana has formed the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust (MOAT) to receive national opioid settlement funds. The MOAT funds are to be dedicated to reducing the harm caused by opioid misuse and addiction through prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives and are allocated on a formula basis to abatement regions.

The Gallatin County Metro Region, which includes Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman, has up to $792,307 available. The Gallatin County Metro Region Board will accept applications through the state’s website below and request funding from the MOAT Advisory Board for the projects it selects. Proposals up to three years will be accepted; the settlement funds available in years 2 and 3 are anticipated to be $452,205 each year. These amounts include supplemental funds received via direct settlement disbursements to the city and county.

The Gallatin County Metro Region Board plans to prioritize projects that align with the Gallatin Behavioral Health Coalition (GBHC) Strategic Plan, which can be found here.

The Gallatin County Metro Region Board plans to prioritize applications that focus on evidence-based prevention, care coordination, warm handoffs, and connection to behavioral health treatment and social health services to stabilize individuals and families but will also consider other proposals that align with the GBHC strategic plan.

For the listing of eligible uses of opioid settlement funds, please see this link.

To apply for MOAT funds, please visit this website.

DEADLINE for submission is 9 p.m. August 31, 2024.

Questions regarding the application or review process should be addressed to Cola Rowley at Cola.Rowley@gallatin.mt.gov or 406-582-3047.

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