LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nearly $34 million in opioid abatement grants has been awarded to more than 100 organizations across Kentucky, including several in South Central Kentucky.

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission approved funding for programs focused on treatment and recovery, prevention, and, for the first time, research and innovation, according to Attorney General Russell Coleman.

More than $3.6 million of the total was directed to research-focused initiatives.

“By investing in these outstanding organizations across Kentucky, we can build a future where fewer lives are lost and more people find a path to healing,” Coleman said.

• Cordata Healthcare Innovations will bring nearly $500,000 over two years to support quick response teams and coordinated community intervention efforts in Warren and surrounding counties.
• HOTEL INC received $75,000 to continue its work in Warren County providing shelter and support services tied to substance misuse.
• The Kentucky Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs secured $600,000 to expand youth prevention programming, including in Barren and Warren counties.
• The South Central Workforce Development Board was awarded nearly $393,000 to serve Barren, Warren, Simpson, Logan, and Hart counties by helping individuals in recovery transition into stable employment.
• On the treatment and recovery side, additional support includes $123,000 for Kentucky Legal Aid’s Project Renew in Warren County, $114,600 for Louisville Recovery Community Connection’s family recovery efforts that include Warren County, and nearly $300,000 to the Saint Joseph Catholic Orphan Society to expand trauma-informed residential treatment services reaching Warren and Hardin counties.

Overall, these grants are part of Kentucky’s broader opioid settlement funding strategy, which directs money from national opioid lawsuits into prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts.

Since its creation in 2021, the commission has distributed more than $100 million statewide. Officials said this round represents the largest single funding allocation to date.

The grants were announced at Lexington’s Woodhill Community Center and include support for programs addressing addiction recovery, prevention efforts, and community-based services across the Commonwealth.

Find a full list of projects here.