Eligible grant recipients must focus on efforts to treat, prevent, or reduce opioid use disorder or the misuse of opioids.

Applications for funding from the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund are now available through the Office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Lynn Fitch chairs the council.

Programs eligible to receive a portion of this funding include those that would aim to provide opioid abatement within the Magnolia State.

A meeting held by the council on Friday finalized plans to open the application period, set the scoring rubric and addressed concerns raised by members.

Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council was established by the Legislature during 2025’s legislative session to form a prioritized list of recommended grant recipients. State lawmakers

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