Opioid Abatement for Law Enforcement Agencies Grant Program

The Opioid Abatement for Law Enforcement Agencies funding opportunity is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through its Division of Care and Treatment Services. The program is supported by opioid settlement funds and is designed to address the ongoing opioid crisis by strengthening the capacity of law enforcement agencies to provide evidence-based treatment and education related to opioid use disorder. The initiative specifically targets correctional settings, recognizing the high prevalence of opioid use disorder among incarcerated populations and the critical role that jails play in both treatment access and overdose prevention. The primary purpose of the program is to sustain and expand the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within jail settings and to support training and education for law enforcement personnel. Funding is divided into two distinct activity areas: direct MOUD service delivery and MOUD-focused education. The MOUD activity supports agencies that already operate programs providing all three FDA-approved medications—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone—to incarcerated individuals. The education activity supports training-related costs, including travel, registration, and staffing coverage for personnel attending relevant training programs. Applicants may apply for one or both activities depending on their operational capacity and program goals. Funds may be used for a range of allowable expenses including personnel costs, employee benefits, travel and training, equipment, supplies, operating expenses, and contracted services. However, all expenditures must represent new costs and cannot supplant existing state or local funding. For MOUD services, allowable uses include medication costs, staffing, counseling services, equipment, and naloxone distribution to individuals upon release. For education activities, funding is limited to training-related expenses, including overtime or backfill staffing required to enable participation in training programs. Eligibility is restricted to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies that have an established MOUD program in place at the time of application. Agencies that have previously received opioid abatement funds under prior solicitations are also eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate compliance with all eligibility requirements at the time of submission, including the provision of all three forms of MOUD for incarcerated individuals. The application process requires submission of a narrative response addressing program design, capacity, experience, priorities, documentation, and sustainability, with a maximum of three pages per activity. Additional required documents include a W-9 form, a detailed budget, and for MOUD applicants, a letter of commitment from a medical provider or partner organization. Applications are evaluated using a 100-point scoring rubric that emphasizes program design, organizational capacity, experience, alignment with grant priorities, completeness of documentation, and sustainability planning. Reviewers assess how well the proposed activities meet the needs of the target population and the broader state context. Awards are granted to applicants with the highest scoring proposals that best align with program objectives and demonstrate the ability to effectively implement and sustain services. The application deadline for this funding opportunity is July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Questions were due June 5, 2026, with responses posted on June 10, 2026. Award notifications are anticipated around August 24, 2026. The funding period is expected to run for one year, from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. Applications must be submitted via email to the designated DHS inbox with the specified subject line. This opportunity does not require a funding match and is classified as a Request for Application under current solicitations.

Focus on clearly demonstrating capacity to deliver all three MOUD medications and aligning program design with evaluation criteria; emphasize measurable outcomes and sustainability planning