# Opioid Advisory Committee Meeting 10/28/26

The Penobscot County Opioid Settlement Fund Committee met on October 28, 2026, to review 67 community survey responses and revise its upcoming funding RFP. The survey identified housing and transportation as major needs, alongside youth and family prevention, residential and co-occurring treatment, care coordination, and long-term recovery supports. The committee discussed giving additional scoring weight to applications addressing highlighted needs while allowing applicants to demonstrate local priorities with relevant data. Members also discussed clarifying that proposals should expand or establish programming rather than simply fill budget gaps, and considering applicants’ prior program success and financial capacity. No awards or formal votes were recorded.

The committee has $400,000 available to recommend for awards in this round. Members discussed, but did not decide, whether to raise the prior $49,999 application cap, including the possibility of a higher cap such as $75,000 or $100,000. A collaborative transportation initiative and an opioid response coordinator were discussed as potential future efforts; the committee favored developing those ideas with regional partners and pursuing a separate funding request rather than using this round’s $400,000. RFP edits will include an applicant email field and retain questions about prior opioid funding and its use; the revised draft will be circulated for collective review.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Sources
- [Opioid Advisory Committee Meeting 10/28/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pL9jNe5xqg) - Government of Penobscot County Maine