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Opioid Settlement Funds

Overview

In 2022, the Michigan Legislature passed MCL 12.253 which created the Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund into which roughly half of all opioid settlement funds (OSF) directed to the state of Michigan are housed.

In FY25, MDHHS allocated $1 million to CMHPSM to allocate towards the following expenses to be spent prior to September 30, 2025:

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  • Infrastructure improvements

  • Vehicle purchases for providers

  • Technology needs or upgrades

  • Recovery Community Organization supplies

  • Programming related to SUD/OUD

Funding Award Process 

In January 2025, CMHPSM communicated information to current CMHPSM contracted providers about FY25 Healing and Recovery Funds. Due to the need for a rapid turnaround in planning and distribution, any interested and eligible organization in the region was asked to complete a brief Healing and Recovery Fund request document.

The request document included information about allowable expenses and funding requirements and requests for information on organization needs, cost, how the organization will ensure sustainability and meet the implementation timeline (9/30/25).

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  • CMHPSM received 16 funding requests. CMHPSM created a scoring rubric to review submissions and scored each submission against regional priorities.

  • CMHPSM also received approval from MDHHS to utilize Healing and Recovery funds to cover funded programs that received a cut in ARPA due to the federal and state stop work order. The purpose being to allow providers time to work toward sustainability of programming on such short notice of funding ending.  The CMHPSM Regional Board approved $250,000 until the end of June, so there was time to determine the next steps for these agencies and the HRF overall allocations.

Funded Programs and Initiatives 

Provider Agency 

Avalon Housing 

CRC Recovery: Ann Arbor Treatment Center

Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan

Dawn Farm, Inc

Home of New Vision 

Key Development Center 

Lenawee CMHA

Livingston County Catholic Charities 

Recovery Advocacy Warriors

Recovery Advocates of Livingston

Salvation Army Harbor Light 

Women Empowering Women 

Funded Inititatives 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant van

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) dispensing unit and components; desktop computer and monitor

Desktop and laptop computers, protection plans, phones

Siding, windows, paint, kitchen upgrades

​Parking lot repaving for two owned properties, new roof, two vans, gas, auto insurance, maintenance

Security system, technology upgrade, kiosks

Security system, laptops

Office renovations, technology platform upgrade

Computer, tables, water cooler, supplies

Furniture

Laptops, van

Van

Documents and Reports 

 

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