Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces $25 Million Grant Funding Available to Distribute Medication to Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces $25 Million Grant Funding Available to Distribute Medication to Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced a notice of funding availability for a $25 million grant through the Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC or the Council) to distribute naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses, to communities hit by the opioid crisis. Texas governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and entities conducting business in Texas are eligible to apply for this funding. A grant will be awarded to one applicant to implement the program statewide, and […]