At the recommendation of the Alabama Opioid Settlement Fund Oversight Commission, the Legislature has appropriated opioid settlement dollars for ADMH to administer prevention, treatment, and recovery grants. Thus far, the Legislature has appropriated two rounds of grants:

  • Round 1: Act 2023-384 appropriated $8.5 million in prevention, treatment, and recovery grants.
  • Round 2: Act 2024-426 appropriated $8,060,000 in prevention, treatment, and recovery grants.
    • RFP Process: The RFP submission period closed September 23, 2024.

The purpose of this grant program is to prevent, reduce, treat, or mitigate the effects of opioid substance use.

Selection Process

For the Round 1 Selection Process, the Alabama Department of Mental Health convened a diverse, multidisciplinary team of stakeholders, community leaders, providers, and state agency personnel.

The Selection Committee comprised professionals with prevention, treatment, and recovery backgrounds. No Selection Committee member submitted a proposal, nor was employed by an organization that submitted a proposal. No Selection Committee member was compensated for their time. ADMH received 52 submissions to the Request for Proposal. Of the proposals submitted 63% were funded. RFPs were ranked in order of final score within each category above. Awards were offered in order of final score - in amounts determined by proposed budgets - until funding in each category was no longer available. This process resulted in a diverse pool of awardees across the state.

Cedric Harrison, Contracts & Purchasing Director
334-242-3508

The Alabama Department of Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Contractor. Minority vendors are encouraged to bid. Information and assistance to minority and women-owned businesses in acquiring M/WBE certification status may be obtained from the Office of Minority Business Enterprise at 1-800-447-4191.