Recommended awards will support prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction and criminal justice initiatives in cities and counties statewide

Roanoke, VA – June 16, 2026 — The Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) has approved recommendations for over $35.2 million in opioid settlement fund investments to support impactful, evidence-based programs and services addressing opioid use disorder and substance use across the Commonwealth.

The awards, approved by the OAA Grants Committee on June 15, 2026, include funding for 150 projects to cities and counties working individual and in regional partnerships with community organizations throughout Virginia. The investments will support a broad range of initiatives focused on prevention, treatment, recovery support, harm reduction, workforce development, criminal justice diversion and services for individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder.

"Behind every one of these awards is a community that refused to accept the status quo," said Senator Todd Pillion, Chair of the OAA Board of Directors. "Virginia continues to lead the nation with its opioid settlement fund investments which are doing exactly what they were intended to do — reach people where they are, expand access to the treatment and recovery they need, and give local leaders the resources to solve problems they know better than anyone."

Full details of the various new and renewed projects awarded are provided at the end of this release.

Award highlights by the numbers include:

• 157 applications submitted for Fiscal Year 2027 awards
• 150 projects awarded
• 64 Individual Distribution projects, including 13 new projects and 51 renewals
• 79 Cooperative Partnership projects, including 21 new projects and 58 renewals
• 7 Operation STOP! (Specifically Targeted Overdose Prevention) projects, all renewals supporting cities and counties with fatal overdoses disproportionately affecting Black residents. Cities and counties partner with community-based organizations serving this population to implement immediate, short-term programing to reduce overdoses and deaths while also developing long-term solutions.
• Over $35.2 million in new funding for Fiscal Year 2027, representing the largest amount awarded by OAA to date

Combining previous award totals with this announcement, the OAA has awarded over $150 million in awards to cities, counties and state agencies to date since its inception in 2021.

Among the notable projects recommended for funding during this performance period are regional recovery ecosystems, medication-assisted treatment programs, recovery courts, mobile treatment and outreach services, recovery housing, peer recovery support initiatives, youth prevention and treatment programs, naloxone distribution efforts and workforce development initiatives designed to help individuals in recovery achieve long-term stability and employment.

Examples of investments include:

• Multiple projects that specifically support pregnant and parenting women
• A regional residential treatment program for adolescents in Northern Virginia (first one established in the Commonwealth)
• Multiple mobile unit programs providing medications for opioid/substance use disorders, therapy, outreach and harm reduction
• Three regional recovery high schools (Chesapeake, Chesterfield and Waynesboro, VA)
• Multiple recovery court initiatives (behavioral health, treatment and veterans dockets)
• New workforce development and recovery-to-work programs supporting individuals in recovery.
• A regional stigma reduction campaign
• Multiple jail-based (local and regional) treatment, recovery, re-entry programs

Funding for the OAA grants and awards is a result of Virginia’s participation in numerous national settlements from manufacturers, distributors, retailers and other organizations in the sphere of prescription opioids. The payments, which began in 2022, from the various settling companies are expected to exceed $1.1 billion in total funding and 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.

MEDIA CONTACT

Stephanie Heinatz
Consociate Media for the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority
757-713-2199
stephanie@consociatemedia.com

 

Individual Distribution Awards – 2027 Performance Period – RENEWALS

The amounts listed below are recommended by OAA staff for each project listed. If a linked document contains a different amount, it is an error and the amount listed in this document is true

City/County Name	Project Name	Total PP 2027 Award
Albemarle County	Embedded Mental Health Clinician at the Emergency Communications Center	$7,549.69
Albemarle County	Medication Assisted Treatment at ACRJ	$0
Charlottesville City	Medication Assisted Treatment at ACRJ	$0
Charlottesville City	City Naloxone Distribution	$0
Charlottesville City	Embedded Mental Health Clinician at the Emergency Communications Center	$7,500
Louisa County	Region 10 New Clinician Position & Services Expansion	$82,948.90
Lynchburg City	Roads to Recovery Withdrawal Management Program	$0
Nelson County	Medication Assisted Treatment at ACRJ	$22,062
Clarke County	Substance Use Disorder Intensive Case Manager	$22,349
Culpeper County	Culpeper County Recovery Court	$61,810.60
Orange County	Orange County Opioid Response Program Coordinator	$46,027.91
Page County	Page County Adult Drug Treatment Court (PCADTC)	$37,000
Rockingham County	RHADTC OUD Treatment Support	$36,502
Warren County	Summer Camp Series	$18,000
Warren County	HOPE (Hopefulness in Opioid Prevention Efforts)	$0
Warren County	Raymond E. Santmyers Student Union and Activity Center	$108,756.06
Winchester City	Addiction Response Officer	$78,338.93
Arlington County	Office Based Opioid Treatment	$104,796.88
Fairfax City	Community Opioid Response Enrichment (CORE) Project	$0
Fairfax County	Young Adult Track Expansion	$169,688.52
Fairfax County	Youth Medication Assisted Treatment – Expansion (YMAT-E)	$1,057,773.73
Manassas City	Harm Reduction through Education Services	$33,340.88
Prince William County	Opioid Response Coordinator	$175,000
Danville City	Danville-Pittsylvania County Treatment (Recovery Court)	$75,000
Franklin County	Community Paramedicine Program	$50,500
Franklin County	Grace House PEARL Project	$0
Henry County	Kinship Navigator Position – Henry Martinsville Social Services	$13,953.87
Martinsville City	Kinship Navigator Position – Henry Martinsville Social Services	$4,017.35
Patrick County	PCS – Justice Support and Recovery Court Services	$20,184
Pittsylvania County	Danville-Pittsylvania County Treatment (Recovery Court)	$47,986
Roanoke City	Certified Peer Recovery Specialists	$25,050
Roanoke City	Roanoke City Schools Teen Outreach Project	$54,490
Roanoke County	Partnership for Community Wellness	$161,500
Roanoke County	Family Services of Roanoke Valley	$40,000
Smyth County	Smyth County Recovery Court Program	$71,202.36
Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools: Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist	$55,585
Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County SUD Subgrants	$127,370
Henrico County	Faith Based Project	$0
Henrico County	Naloxone Distribution Cabinets for Libraries and MHDS	$34,175
Henrico County	Kinship Navigator	$87,449
Henrico County	Additional Treatment Hours for Medication Assisted Treatment	$173,184
Richmond City	Harm Reduction Vending Machines	$20,000
Richmond City	Sub-awards to nonprofits based on highest need identified by data	$0
Richmond City	Peer Specialist RFP	$0
Gloucester County	Prevention and Treatment Specialist (GHS)	$32,500
Hampton City	Hampton City Jail Substance Use Jail-Based MAT Services	$161,051.72
Newport News City	Newport News Jail Based MAT Services	$153,543.33
Poquoson City	Herren Project	$19,844
Virginia Beach City	Youth Peer Support and Prevention Outreach	$0
Virginia Beach City	Teen to Teen Social Media Campaign & Outreach Initiative	$272,360
Virginia Beach City	Virginia Beach Police LEAD Program and Community Outreach	$20,000

 

Individual Distribution Awards – 2027 Performance Period – NEW

The amounts listed below are recommended by OAA staff for each project listed. If a linked document contains a different amount, it is an error and the amount listed in this document is true.

City/County Name	Project Name (click link to see staff recommendation details)	Total PP 2027 Amount
Frederick County	ODCS Certified Recovery Peer Support Specialist	$38,554.80
Warren County	Summer Camp Program Access - Transportation	$5,000
Charlottesville City	Home to Hope Reentry & Behavioral Health Supports Coordination Pilot	$24,005
Franklin County	Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for School & Community Prevention	$16,250
Franklin County	Franklin County Family Drug Treatment Court	$61,437
Roanoke City	RAM Opioid Abatement Program	$46,183
Wise County	Wise County Recovery-to-Work Business Redevelopment Initiative	$260,000
Henrico County	Henrico Sheriff's Office Hidden in Plain Sight Trailer	$17,000
Henrico County	Community Corrections and Recovery Court Recidivism Study	$50,000
Henrico County	Veterans Treatment Court and Screening	$57,000
Henrico County	Additional Prescriber Hours and MAT for Overdose Patients	$95,000
Colonial Heights City	Workforce Education and Training Initiative	$8,900
James City County	Community Naloxone Access and Overdose Prevention Initiative	$35,000

 

Cooperative Partnership Awards – 2027 Performance Period – RENEWALS

The amounts listed below are recommended by OAA staff for each project listed. If a linked document contains a different amount, it is an error and the amount listed in this document is true.

Fiscal Agent City/County Name	Project Name (click link to see staff recommendation details)	Total PP 2027 Award
Albemarle County	CITAC Expansion and Crisis Response	$1,162,960
Albemarle County	Community Outreach at Region Ten’s Blue Ridge Center	$609,225
Charlottesville City	Central Virginia Specialty Docket Enhancement Project	$278,210.11
Lynchburg City	Adult Detox Program	$97,442 (Unrestricted)
Buena Vista City	HOPE House Project	$812,458.61 (includes Unrestricted)
Augusta County	Regional Prevention, Education, and Harm Reduction Services	$0
Clarke County	Northern Shenandoah Valley Teen Mental Health First Aid	$117,952.50
Culpeper County	Overdose Response Unit	$250,685.01
Frederick County	HEART: Helping Each Other Align Recovery Together (NRADC MAT Program)	$554,272
Harrisonburg City	Peer Recovery Center	$200,000
Rockingham County	Crisis Intervention Team Assessment Center & Crisis Co-Response	$230,500
Stafford County	Mobile MAT and Support for Sunshine House	$386,800
Waynesboro City	River Ridge Learning Center (A Recovery High School in Waynesboro, VA)	$571,166.59
Alleghany County	CSB One-Stop SUD Continuum	$410,483 (includes Unrestricted)
Fairfax County	Residential Treatment Program for Adolescents	$1,000,000
Prince William County	Office-Based Opioid Treatment/Office-Based Addiction Treatment	$684,556
Dickenson County	Wildwood Health and Wellness Center	$0
Grayson County	Recovery Court – Enhancements & New Components to Existing Program	$170,436.53
Montgomery County	Opioid Ecosystem of Recovery for the New River Valley (NRV)	$2,412,966.26
Roanoke City	Building & Expanding a Collaborative Regional Recovery Ecosystem	$371,582
Roanoke City	Four Truths Recovery Pregnant & Postpartum Women’s Implementation/Expansion	$154,800
Roanoke City	Harm Reduction	$51,520
Roanoke City	Navigator Care Specialists	$0
Roanoke City	The Grove on Patterson(Restoration Housing)	$225,472 (Unrestricted)
Russell County	Recovery Residences – Russell County and Dickenson County	$250,000
Smyth County	Appalachian Center for Hope (ACH) Treatment Facility	$290,959 (Unrestricted)
Smyth County	Mount Rogers Community Services Expanding Addiction Treatment & Recovery Housing	$1,000,000
Smyth County	Multi-Sector Collaboration to Address Substance Use Disorder in Far Southwest VA	$1,186,383.92
Smyth County	Project Pathfinder – Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society (SVLAS)	$355,040
Washington County	Brighter Paths: Building Social-Emotional Strength for a Substance-Free Future	$1,120,000
Wise County	Intensive Out-Pt. Treatment Facility – serve youth five days/week 8:30 am – 2:30p	$315,869.07
Wise County	Recovery House – Gate City (Scott County)	$158,905
Wise County	Strong Futures Southwest Virginia Fourth Floor Residential Center	$398,609 (Unrestricted)
Danville City	Recovery 360	$92,998.10
Henry County	Piedmont Community Services Lighthouse Program	$0
Martinsville City	Overdose Spike Response and Harm Reduction Access	$309,883
Chesterfield County	Chesterfield Recovery Academy Outreach and Transportation	$304,924.01
Chesterfield County	COMPASS – Comprehensive Opioid Management & Patient Assistance for Substance Support	$683,129.51
Chesterfield County	DSS Family Engagement & SUD Team	$149,115.54
Chesterfield County	Mobile Outreach Services for Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Support	$513,235
Hanover County	Expansion of Project Recover	$223,169.30
Henrico County	Hospital Liaisons for Pregnant and Postpartum Women	$44,784.22
Henrico County	Pregnant and Parenting Women Recovery Program	$45,000
Henrico County	Regional Recovery Day	$31,314.72
Richmond City	Resource Mapping of Substance Use Related Resources	$61,015.85
Prince Edward County	Piedmont Health District Opioid Prevention/Connection Project 2026	$24,000
Prince Edward County	Piedmont Regional Jail Recovery Program	$40,000
Colonial Heights City	City of Refuge Transportation Program	$14,887
Prince George County	Mobile Overdose Response Unit	$0
Accomack County	Eastern Shore Community Services Board (ESCSB) Expansion Project	$147,437
Chesapeake City	Construct 20-bed Inpatient Psychiatric Unit	$0
Newport News City	Peer Recovery Oriented System of Care	$121,732.90
Newport News City	Mobile MAT and Outreach Unit	$506,708.16
Virginia Beach City	Regional Mobile Van for Primary Care and SUD Services	$111,712
Gloucester County	Northern Neck Regional Jail MAT Program	$316,369.92
James City County	Outreach and Marketing of CSB-offered SUD Services	$47,957
James City County	Recovery Court and Behavioral Health Docket	$0
Virginia Beach City	Harbor Hope Center (Superintendents Region 2 Recovery High School)	$294,275

 

Cooperative Partnership Awards – 2027 Performance Period – NEW

The amounts listed below are recommended by OAA staff for each project listed. If a linked document contains a different amount, it is an error and the amount listed in this document is true.

Fiscal Agent City/County Name	Project Name (click link to see staff recommendation details)	Total PP 2027 Award
Augusta County	Bridge to Recovery	$48,516.56
Augusta County	Bridging Harm Reduction and Recovery	$51,863.29
Bath County	Bath and Highland Rural Area Mobile Unit Outreach	$154,284 (Unrestricted)
Lynchburg City	Cabell Street Women’s Recovery Center	$1,105,561 (Unrestricted)
Orange County	Rural Recovery Court Recovery Capital Project	$323,262.67 (includes Unrestricted)
Waynesboro City	Valley CSB Crisis Receiving, Stabilization, and Detoxification Center	$3,692,567 (Unrestricted)
Loudoun County	Recover Out Loud	$411,612.90
Bedford County	Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority Recovery and Reentry Program	$696,763 (includes Unrestricted)
Dickenson County	Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board ROPES Program	$814,060 (Unrestricted)
Franklin County	Integrating STI Services into Substance Use & Correction	$709,500 (Unrestricted)
Pulaski County	Opioid Use Disorder Recovery Support and Reentry Collaboration	$174,999.74 (Unrestricted)
Roanoke City	On Our Own Roanoke Valley	$181,445 (Unrestricted)
Roanoke City	Support for Bradley Free Clinic’s HOPE Initiative	$207,800 (Unrestricted)
Scott County	Isaiah 117 House Scott/Lee/Norton/Wise	$179,405 (Unrestricted)
Washington County	Isaiah 117 House Washington/Smyth/Bristol	$195,000 (Unrestricted)
Brunswick County	Southside Regional Substance Use Disorder Clinician Initiative	$118,249
Chesterfield County	EMS-Initiated Buprenorphine Bridge Program	$190,568
Chesterfield County	Housing Stabilization for Substance Impacted Individuals	$703,432
Henrico County	Mobile Unit Staffing for Community-based Substance Use Disorder Services	$512,496.82
Prince Edward County	Central Virginia Recovery Court Service Enhancement	$105,000
Hampton City	VDH Hampton & Peninsula Project LEAD	$370,327

 

Operation STOP! Awards – 2027 Performance Period – RENEWAL

The amounts listed below are recommended by OAA staff for each project listed. If a linked document contains a different amount, it is an error and the amount listed in this document is true.

City/County Name	Project Name (click link to see staff recommendation details)	Total Carryforward Amount
Richmond City	Operation STOP! City of Richmond	$619,950
Henrico County	Operation Stop!:Henrico	$397,219.34
Petersburg City	Operation STOP!: Petersburg	$400,000
Chesapeake City	Operation STOP, Chesapeake, VA	$415,190.29
Newport News City	Operation STOP! Newport News City	$246,000
Norfolk City	Operation STOP!: Norfolk City	$500,000
Portsmouth City	Operation Stop! Portsmouth City	$500,000