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Regional Opioid Abatement Funding application opens

Pinellas County Human Services is accepting applications for Regional Opioid Abatement Funding Treatment and Recovery Program Services through 4 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025.

The County is seeking proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing programs with the primary purpose of abating the opioid epidemic in Pinellas County.

Proposals should increase access to treatment services from pre-contemplation through active recovery, including co-occurring and wraparound services; be system-transformative with an emphasis on collaborative partnerships; and include one or more of the following Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board (OAFAB) priority recommendations:

  • System-Level Data Governance -A data-sharing framework for agreement and governance at a system level to oversee data collection, insight generation and progress reporting for organizations in the county.
  • Enhanced Care Coordination and Individual Data Management – A technology platform that functions as a single access point to care with coordinating information and (potentially) individual-level interaction data.
  • Increase Access to Safe and High-Quality Housing for Individuals in Recovery – Increasing access across the spectrum of recovery-specific housing, from respite housing to independent living.
  • Expand the Role of Peer Specialists – Redefining peer specialist roles to improve job sustainability in the peer role. Facilitating easier access to certification, improving workplace conditions and ensuring equal treatment and career opportunities.
  • Expanding Access to Programming in Justice Settings -Increasing early diversion programs, implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in jails for others besides pregnant females, providing naloxone upon release from carceral settings and expansion of alternatives to incarceration.
  • Create Community Support Teams for Substance Use Disorder -Targeted Community Support Teams for individuals with substance use disorders that provide a level of care higher than traditional case management but at a lower level of care than Assertive Community Teams.
  • Enhance Quick Response Teams -Enhancement of Quick Response Teams (QRTs) for better performance through adoption of emerging practices such as incorporating peer specialists into QRTs, broadening resources for referrals and implementation of proactive outreach strategies for individuals at risk.

The OAFAB has identified justice-involved individuals and families, individuals and families at risk of or with active child welfare and/or dependency involvement and neo-natal expectant parents and families as priority populations for this funding.

All proposals submitted must include a minimum annual operating budget of $3 million. The total anticipated available funding under this solicitation is $30 million.

The funds distributed through the Opioid Abatement Funding Program are intended to increase access to opioid and substance use education, treatment and other related programs and services. Pinellas County strives to fund services and programs that are available to and equally benefit all residents of Pinellas County. The Florida Opioid Allocation and statewide response agreement, known as the Florida Plan, governs the allocation and use of opioid litigation settlement proceeds.

An informational webinar is available online for those interested on April 15, 2025, at 3 p.m.

Organizations interested in applying can access the full solicitation and application instructions at pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-opioid-abatement-settlement-funding.

For more information, please email questions to Amanda Craft at acraft@pinellas.gov by April 28, at 4 p.m. All answers will be shared on the webpage on May 12.