Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority
Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority
June 9,2025 – On June 5, the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) approved $32,614,372 in opioid settlement fund grants to communities across Virginia for initiatives aimed at addressing the opioid use crisis.
The awards include $3.4 million in new funds for seven Virginia communities where the rate of opioid overdose deaths among Black residents increased more than 100% from 2019 to 2023 (see chart on next page for details).
“While the overall rate of overdose deaths in Virginia is declining, not all communities have experienced the same reduction,” said Senator Todd Pillion, Chair of the OAA Board of Directors. “We are seeing alarming increases in the rates of fentanyl-related overdose deaths among Black Virginians,” he said. “The grants we announced this week include more than $3.4 million in additional awards designed to empower communities to implement targeted interventions aimed at reducing fentanyl-related harms in disproportionately affected areas.”
To date OAA awards are funding more than 130 projects across the Commonwealth. Dr. Sarah Thomason, vice chair of the OAA Board of Directors, emphasized the importance of investing in prevention, treatment, and recovery services. “As a clinician, I see firsthand the transformative impact that comprehensive care can have on individuals and families affected by opioid use disorder,” she said. “These settlement funds allow us to support evidence-based strategies that promote healing and long-term recovery in the communities that need it most.”
OAA Operation STOP!
(Specifically Targeted Overdose Prevention)
Cities and Counties with Disproportionately High Black or African American Opioid Overdose Deaths
Data Timeframe: 2019 – 2023
Source: Virginia Department of Health
(1) 5-year case counts of 20 or higher
AND
(2) rate of increase = 100% or higher
|
City or County |
Opioid Overdose |
Percent of Rate Change |
|
Chesapeake City |
84 |
436% |
|
Norfolk City |
224 |
365% |
|
Portsmouth City |
172 |
300% |
|
Richmond City |
580 |
229% |
|
Henrico County |
212 |
167% |
|
Newport News City |
107 |
114% |
|
Petersburg City |
98 |
103% |
The June 5 list of awards (attached) approved by the OAA includes $19.6 million to renew previously approved grants for another year, and $13 million in funding for new programs.
During 2023-2024 the OAA awarded a total of $47,156,502 to Virginia’s cities and counties, and $19,494,634 to state agencies for efforts to abate and remediate the opioid crisis. Details of those prior year projects are detailed in the OAA’s 2024 Annual Report. Combining those past year totals with the most recent announcement, the OAA has awarded $99 million in awards to date.
“We expect to exceed the $100 million mark in August when we announce awards to state agencies,” noted OAA Executive Director Tony McDowell. Virginia expects to receive a total of approximately $1.1 billion from litigation against manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies that were alleged to have contributed to the opioid crisis. Payments from these settlements and bankruptcies began in 2022 and are expected to conclude by 2041.
The OAA was established by the General Assembly in 2021 to oversee the distribution of 55% of Virginia’s total settlement funds. Of the remainder, 30% is distributed directly to cities and counties, and the remaining 15% to the commonwealth. The use of funds is restricted by court orders and state statute, with the restrictions requiring that funds be used for opioid abatement and remediation efforts.
For more information contact info@voaa.us
|
City/County Name |
Project Name |
Total Amount |
|
Albemarle County |
Embedded Mental Health Clinician at the Emergency Communications Center |
$48,723 |
|
Albemarle County |
Jail-Based Sublocade Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Pilot Project |
$46,331 |
|
Arlington County |
$154,433 |
|
|
Bedford County |
$0* |
|
|
Charlottesville City |
$0* |
|
|
Charlottesville City |
Embedded Mental Health Clinician at the Emergency Communications Center |
$25,508 |
|
Charlottesville City |
Jail-Based Sublocade Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Pilot Project |
$10,029 |
|
Danville City |
$74,069 |
|
|
Fairfax County |
$159,538 |
|
|
Franklin County |
$0* |
|
|
Gloucester County |
$15,674 |
|
|
Gloucester County |
$32,225 |
|
|
Gloucester County |
Enhancing Access to Treatment through Subsidized Transportation |
$30,000 |
|
Hampton City |
$4,000 |
|
|
Henrico County |
Additional Treatment Hours for Medication Assisted Treatment |
$70,200 |
|
Henrico County |
$63,962 |
|
|
Louisa County |
$25,855 |
|
|
Lynchburg City |
$0* |
|
|
Manassas City |
$0* |
|
|
Newport News City |
$99,854 |
|
|
Orange County |
$44,684 |
|
|
Page County |
$18,490 |
|
|
Pittsylvania County |
$39,417 |
|
|
Richmond City |
$41,240 |
|
|
Richmond City |
$0* |
|
|
Richmond City |
$0* |
|
|
Roanoke City |
$63,713 |
|
|
Roanoke City |
$0* |
|
|
Roanoke County |
$40,000 |
|
|
Roanoke County |
$121,252 |
|
|
Rockingham County |
$86,319 |
|
|
Smyth County |
$81,985 |
|
|
Sussex County |
$11,796 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City |
$229,210 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City |
$70,000 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City |
$75,000 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City |
$20,000 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City |
$100,500 |
|
|
Warren County |
$37,154 |
|
|
Winchester City |
$104,489 |
|
|
Wythe County |
Wythe County Public Schools: Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist |
$55,585 |
* Projects showing “$0” were approved for 2026 renewal using 2025 carryforward funds.
|
City/County Name |
Project Name (click link to see details) |
Total Amount |
|
Chesterfield County |
$500,000 |
|
|
Culpeper County |
$204,993 |
|
|
Fairfax County |
$1,117,032 |
|
|
Henrico County |
$9,900 |
|
|
Henrico County |
$17,986 |
|
|
Henry County |
Kinship Navigator Position-Henry Martinsville Social Services |
$56,651 |
|
Martinsville City |
Kinship Navigator Position-Henry Martinsville Social Services |
$28,326 |
|
Nelson County |
$22,062 |
|
|
Prince William County |
$175,000 |
|
|
Richmond City |
$100,000 |
|
|
Warren County |
$13,500 |
|
|
Warren County |
$35,000 |
|
City/County Partnership (bold indicates fiscal agent) |
Project Name (click link to see more details) |
Amount Total |
|
Accomack County, Northampton |
Eastern Shore Community Services Board (ESCSB) Expansion Project |
$119,922 |
|
Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, Greene |
$609,225 |
|
|
Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, Greene |
$1,162,960 |
|
|
Alleghany County, Covington |
$2,660,402 |
|
|
Buena Vista City, Lexington, Rockbridge |
$496,904 |
|
|
Charlottesville City, Albemarle, Nelson, Orange, Fluvanna, Madison |
$13,504 |
|
|
Chesapeake City, Virginia Beach |
$0* |
|
|
Chesterfield County, Powhatan, Colonial Heights, Petersburg |
Mobile Outreach Services for Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Support (Content has been deleted) |
$552,813 |
|
Culpeper County, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock |
$287,436 |
|
|
Dickenson County, Lee County, Scott County |
$3,238,171 |
|
|
Fairfax County, Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun, Prince William |
$0* |
|
|
Frederick County, Winchester, Fauquier, Clarke |
$423,146 |
|
|
Gloucester County, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland |
$316,370 |
|
|
Grayson County, Carroll, Galax |
Recovery Court - Enhancements & New Components to Existing Program |
$188,511 |
|
Hanover County, Chesterfield, Richmond |
$157,620 |
|
|
Harrisonburg City, Rockingham |
$103,494 |
|
|
Henrico County, Charles City, New Kent |
$361,256 |
|
|
James City County, Williamsburg, York, Poquoson |
$33,288 |
|
|
James City County, Williamsburg, York, Poquoson |
$0* |
|
|
Lynchburg City, Campbell |
$129,393 |
|
|
Montgomery County, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, Radford |
$3,305,221 |
|
|
Newport News City, Hampton City |
$248,256 |
|
|
Newport News City, Hampton City |
$235,121 |
|
|
Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park |
Office-Based Opioid Treatment / Office-Based Addiction Treatment |
$708,206 |
|
Richmond City, Henrico |
$0* |
|
|
Roanoke City, Roanoke County |
Building & Expanding a Collaborative Regional Recovery Ecosystem |
$374,573 |
|
Roanoke City, Roanoke County |
$225,472 |
|
|
Rockingham County, Harrisonburg |
Crisis Intervention Team Assessment Center & Crisis Co-Response Unit |
$12,821 |
|
Russell County, Dickenson County |
$216,755 |
|
|
Smyth County, Bland, Bristol, Carroll, Galax, Grayson, Washington, Wythe |
Multi-Sector Collaboration to Address Substance Use Disorder in Far Southwest VA |
$23,855 |
|
Smyth County, Carroll, Galax, Grayson, Wythe |
$824,777 |
|
|
Smyth County, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Tazewell, Wise, Wythe |
Project Pathfinder – Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society (SVLAS) |
$275,040 |
|
Smyth County; Bland, Carroll, Galax, Grayson, Wythe |
Expand OBOT/MAT Existing Services & Develop Regional Transitional Services |
$915,039 |
|
Stafford, Fredericksburg, Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania |
$648,899 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk |
$242,503 |
|
|
Wise County, Lee, Norton, Scott |
$60,140 |
|
|
Wise County, Lee, Norton, Scott |
Intensive Outpatient Treatment Facility (Youth, 5 days/week) |
$56,591 |
|
City/County Partnership (bold indicates fiscal agent) |
Project Name (click link to see more details) |
Total Amount |
|
Augusta County, Waynesboro, Staunton |
$140,023 |
|
|
Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights |
$512,009 |
|
|
Chesterfield County, Powhatan, Colonial Heights |
Comprehensive Opioid Management and Patient Assistance for Substance Support (COMPASS) |
$989,610 |
|
Chesterfield County, Richmond, Henrico |
$340,799 |
|
|
Clarke County, Warren, Page, Shenandoah |
$115,050 |
|
|
Colonial Heights City, Petersburg, Hopewell |
$60,083 |
|
|
Danville City, Pittsylvania |
$268,809 |
|
|
Henrico County, Colonial Heights, Richmond, Hanover, Chesterfield |
$270,350 |
|
|
Henrico County, Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover |
$46,946 |
|
|
Henry County, Martinsville, Franklin, Patrick |
$1,197,347 |
|
|
Martinsville City, Henry, Franklin |
$364,062 |
|
|
Prince Edward County, Nottoway |
$50,000 |
|
|
Prince Edward County, Nottoway |
Piedmont Health District Opioid Prevention/Connection Project 2026 |
$115,000 |
|
Prince George County, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Surry |
$174,433 |
|
|
Roanoke City, Roanoke County |
Four Truths Recovery Pregnant & Postpartum Women's Implementation / Expansion |
$154,800 |
|
Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Salem |
$108,000 |
|
|
Roanoke City, Roanoke County |
$51,000 |
|
|
Virginia Beach City, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk |
$163,634 |
|
|
Washington County, Bristol, Dickenson, Norton, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell, Wise County |
Brighter Paths: Building Social-Emotional Strength for a Substance-Free Future |
$840,000 |
|
Waynesboro City, Staunton, Augusta |
River Ridge Learning Center (A Recovery High School in Waynesboro, VA) |
$640,039 |
|
Wise County, Norton |
Strong Futures Southwest Virginia Fourth Floor Residential Center |
$597,727 |
|
City/County Name |
Project Name (click link to see more details) |
Individual Award |
Operation STOP! Award |
Operation STOP! Award Total Amount |
|
Chesapeake City |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
|
Henrico County |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
|
Newport News City |
$0 |
$360,000 |
$360,000 |
|
|
Norfolk City |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
|
Petersburg City |
$40,000 |
$500,000 |
$540,000 |
|
|
Portsmouth City |
$0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
|
Richmond City |
$119,950 |
$500,000 |
$619,950 |