Opioid fund application deadline is Jan.31

January 15, 2025 by Ben Pounds

Anderson County organizations have until Jan. 31 to apply for funds from the various opioid-related lawsuits.

For 2024, the county has a total of $425,159 available to give these organizations.

Big businesses had to pay the state of Tennessee for what Anderson County’s official website called the “extensive damage” and deaths caused by over-prescribing opioid medications.

Organizations that help with the damage caused by the opioid crisis can apply for up to $60,000 per project.

The Opioid Committee, a group of six county commissioners, and the full Anderson County Commission will need to approve those funds.

A link to the application is at andersoncountytn.gov/opioid-settlement-committee/.