Opioid Settlement Fund Grant Program (OSFG)

In response to the receipt of funds from the Opioid Settlements that were distributed through the State of Alaska to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough established the Opioid Settlement Fund Grant Program through Ordinance 2021-19-50. This grant program is established with the intent to bridge gaps in funding from federal and state funding while also supporting opioid remediation efforts designed to address misuse and abuse of opioid products, treat or mitigate opioid use or related disorders, and/or mitigate other effects of the opioid epidemic.

A comprehensive list of approved funding activities allowable under this grant program is shown on Exhibit E of the Distributor Settlement Agreement. Click here to open this document.

This grant program is limited to available funds with no more than five grants awarded. This limit is regardless of the amount of funding provided through settlement funds. Should more than five applicants be received, a committee of five members will be established by the Grants Administrator and the applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Points	Criteria
10	Budget and Project Narratives
25	Addressing a need not funded through other federal or state sources
25	Number of communities served
25	Service to low-income individuals or disadvantaged communities
15	Ingenuity, new ideas and forward thinking
100	Total points

Applications submitted that are requesting funding for disallowed activities shall not be considered for funding regardless of their ability to meet any of the criteria for consideration.

Agencies that are eligible are:

• Nonprofit entities current with the State of Alaska
• Medical providers and mental health providers with active licenses to practice under their respective Alaska Boards, with no actions against their licenses in the prior three years, and who are not in arrears in any amounts owed to the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
• Businesses who employ medical providers or mental health providers with active licenses to practice under their respective Alaska Boards, with no actions against their licenses in the prior three years, and who are not in arrears in any amounts owed to the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
• Native Tribes and Corporations that have not received opioid settlement funds previously, and have by resolution waived immunity from suit for claims arising out of activities of the council related to the grant.

Entities must be current on all legal filings at Federal, State, and Local levels and may not be in arrears in any balances due to the Kenai Peninsula Borough in order to apply.

Note that the following conditions also apply to all of the agencies:

1. Services must be provided to the Kenai Peninsula Borough residents, and by businesses within the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
2. Applicants may not be in arrears in any amounts owed to the Kenai Peninsula Borough in any department for any amount.
3. All licenses, registrations, and legal documentation must be current with the State of Alaska and federal entities as required by law.

The total funding available this current year is $170,458.58 and has been appropriated by the assembly. It will be divided into equal parts by the number of accepted grantees who submit their applications to this program.

How to apply for OSFG funds?

Complete the application linked below
Submit the following documentation with the application:

1. Applicable license information
2. State registration and license information
3. IRS Entity Identification Number (EIN)
4. Tribal entities must include a resolution indicating a Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
5. Nonprofit entities must include current Alaska Biennial Report. Obtain a current biennial report at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/main/search/entities
6. Certificate of Insurance for the applicant/entity providing service, with KPB named as additional insured.

Applications are due by 4PM on 03/15/2024. 

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Grant Restrictions

1. Grant funds may only be expended for allowable uses in accordance with Exhibit E of the Opioid Settlement Funds received by the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Click here to open this document.
2. The period of performance for this grant is:

February 6, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

Important Reporting Requirements

• A semiannual report is required before July 15, 2024 for expenses occurring up to June 30, 2024.
• A semiannual report is required before January 15, 2025 for expenses occurring up to December 31, 2024.
• The FINAL report must be submitted before July 15, 2025.

All expenditures must occur before June 30, 2025.

Lack of timely reporting may result in denial of reimbursement and ineligibility for future awards.

Funds do not extend past the grant period of performance.  

Applications can be submitted via the online form, or emailed as quality, scanned .pdf documents.

Click here to download a printable application.

Please email the full application packet to:

Elizabeth Hardie
Grants Administrator & Community Liaison
[email protected]
OR
[email protected]

 

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