The City of Fort Wayne is investing National Opioid Settlement funds—distributed through the State of Indiana’s Commission to Combat Substance Use Disorder—to strengthen our community’s response to the opioid crisis. Guided by state law (Indiana Code §4-6-15) and local ordinance, these funds will continue through 2038 to support prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and capacity-building programs.

Through a competitive grant process, the initiative ensures that local organizations can deliver evidence-based, high-impact services with transparency and measurable results.

The City is committed to continuous improvement and collaboration. Each year, the City will host an annual Opioid Settlement Fund meeting—bringing together grantees, providers, experts, and community members to share progress, best practices, and new data that inform future funding decisions.

Access a list of approved abatement uses here.

Access the recommendations here.

Together, we are building a coordinated, transparent, and sustainable response that promotes recovery, saves lives, and strengthens Fort Wayne’s future.

The City will competitively award sub-grants to local nonprofits, faith-based organizations, treatment providers, and community coalitions to deliver services aligned with the objectives above. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate evidence of need, alignment with best practices, measurable outcomes, and sustainability plans.

• YWCA Northeast Indiana – $90,000 Expanding residential and outpatient treatment for women and mothers with children, increasing access for uninsured and postpartum clients through subsidized care and childcare.
• BHG Fort Wayne Treatment Center – $99,400 Expanding the EmpowerHer Recovery program to provide eight weeks of medication-assisted treatment for 50 uninsured pregnant and postpartum women.
• Rise Recovery, LLC – $100,000 Supporting a nurse practitioner and peer recovery specialist to expand outpatient Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services for 150–200 clients annually.
• The Lighthouse: Life Restoration Services – $100,000 Enhancing behavioral health staffing and overdose prevention in its residential and outpatient programs for men in recovery.

• Redemption House Ministry, Inc. – $100,000 Providing transitional housing and evidence-based recovery programming for women exiting incarceration, serving up to 100 annually.
• Oxford House, Inc. – $100,000 Opening 1–2 new peer-run recovery homes in Fort Wayne, adding up to 16 recovery beds for justice-involved and housing-insecure adults.
• Recovery Café Fort Wayne – $100,000 Expanding peer recovery circles, warm hand-offs to treatment, and Naloxone distribution to reach over 500 more individuals.
• Project.ME FW, Inc. – $100,000 Enhancing Street outreach, harm reduction, and peer recovery coaching as the Region 10 Recovery Hub, building on more than 149 overdose reversals since 2022.

• RemedyLIVE (SoulMedic Media Group, Inc.) – $27,600 Launching the “One Pill Can Kill” campaign to raise fentanyl awareness among youth and families, generating 7.6 million impressions citywide.
• Schools Care Inc. – $60,000 Expanding school-based WRAP prevention programming, equipping 3,000+ students with resilience and coping skills.
• Harold W. McMillen Center for Health Education – $100,000 Expanding Choices Today, Options Tomorrow—a mental health and substance use prevention curriculum—into more Fort Wayne high schools, serving 625 students.

• Stillwater Hospice – $25,000 Expanding overdose-related grief counseling and education through the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, supporting 50 adults annually.

The next application period opens on January 2, 2026.

The City of Fort Wayne is distributing National opioid settlement funds allocated by the state of Indiana to support prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction initiatives. These funds come from national settlements with pharmaceutical companies and are intended to reduce opioid-related harms and improve community health outcomes.

Eligible applicants include:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Faith-based organizations providing community services
• Health and behavioral health providers
• Recovery and harm reduction organizations
• Collaborative coalitions or partnerships led by an eligible nonprofit entity
• Entities Registered with the Indiana Secretary of State

Programs must align with one or more categories listed in Exhibit E: Strategies for Effectively Allocating Opioid Settlement Funds, including but not limited to:

• Prevention & Education (school-based, community, and public awareness)
• Treatment & Recovery (MAT access, recovery housing, peer navigation)
• Harm Reduction (Naloxone distribution, syringe services, outreach)
• Support Services (transportation, housing stability, case management)
• Workforce & System Development (training, capacity building)

Applicants may request up to $100,000 for a 12-month project period. Smaller awards may also be made based on project scope, demonstrated need, and available funds.

Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 PM EST on last date of the application window. Incomplete applications will not be considered. There are two annual grant cycles.

January Application Period |January 2^nd – Janaury 30^th 11:59pm

July Application Period | July 1^st – July 30^th 11:59pm