10/1/2025 Update! We are now accepting RFPS for new 2025 Opioid Settlement Grant Initiatives. Downloadable RFP PDFs are listed below.
The Opioid Settlement: An Introduction
On September 13, 2022, Delaware County Council announced an historic $62.5M opioid settlement with pharmaceutical distributors resulting from the combined legal actions taken by the County, State, and the District Attorney. The funds come from the $26 billion global settlement with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, three major pharmaceutical distributors of opioids.
The County will receive annual payments for 18 years, with an average amount of $3.5M per year, to tackle the devastating opioid epidemic affecting Delaware County residents, their loved ones, and the community.
These settlement funds will support programs directly related to the impacts of opioid overuse and addiction and is restricted to certain remediation purposes such as Naloxone training and distribution for first responders, schools, community support groups and families, medication-assisted treatment, expansion of warm hand-off programs and recovery services, prevention programs and treatment for incarcerated populations.
To ensure that the funds are used to combat the opioid crisis to the best of their ability, Delaware County has formed an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary Task Force to provide recommendations to County Council for short-term and immediate uses, as well as long-term programming that can be supported by the new funding.
Since the 2022 announcement, the County and the Task Force have continuously engaged the public through a series of town halls, roundtable discussions, surveys, and other public engagement activities to help ensure that the funds are spent appropriately and transparently.
Opioid Settlement 2025 Funds - Grant Initiatives
Initiative: Continuity of Care
These services will ensure people maintain connections between levels of care, and address individuals who may leave prior to completion of training. A comprehensive data system, to include resources, available beds in treatment facilities and the tracking of services within the County.
Initiative: Scholarships for Persons in Certified Recovery Programs
This program will provide assistance to individuals in Certified Recovery Programs.
Initiative: Support for Families
The program will support grandparents and other caregivers raising children as a result of the Opioid Epidemic.