Opioid Settlement Spending

At a glance

• What: Council accepted and allocated National Opioid Settlement money. Ordinance 2026-275 accepted $614,406.00 from the National Opioid Settlement Fund (from settlements with Kroger, CVS, Allergan, Teva, Walgreens, Janssen and a distributor) for opioid abatement and remediation. Ordinances 2026-276 and 2026-277 moved $400,000.00 to the City Sheriff for the Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program and amended the Opioid Funds Agreement to continue it. Three grant contracts (2026-286, 2026-287, 2026-288) fund Daily Planet, La Casa de la Salud and Nationz Foundation.
• Where it stands: All of these were adopted: 2026-276 and 2026-277 on September 28, 2026; 2026-275 and the three grant contracts on October 13, 2026.
• Next: Grant contracts are executed by the Chief Administrative Officer; no dates stated.

Detail

• Sheriff program: $400,000.00 transferred from the National Opioid Settlement Special Fund (Neighborhood and Community Services) to a Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program special fund for the City Sheriff.
• Daily Planet (2026-286): a contingency management program within its Medication for Opioid Use Disorder clinic to increase client engagement and retention.
• La Casa de la Salud (2026-287): culturally and linguistically responsive opioid prevention, education and navigation for the Latine community.
• Nationz Foundation (2026-288): harm reduction services, substance use treatment resources and related services.
• Grant amounts are not stated in the action summary. All sponsored by Mayor Avula. The grant contracts were introduced at the October 5 special meeting and referred to the Education and Human Services Standing Committee (October 8, 2:00 PM).

Sources

• City Council action summary, October 13, 2026: https://richmondva.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1354768&GUID=E93DB910-0CF2-434C-BB5A-05A78CAEA725
• City Council action summary, October 5, 2026 (special meeting): https://richmondva.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1452853&GUID=EC2C67CA-D9D4-4753-87E6-2B41AC9FE8A8
• City Council action summary, September 28, 2026: https://richmondva.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1354767&GUID=A1E8F936-2014-4EE7-934B-E47C3001605A
• City Council action summary, September 14, 2026: https://richmondva.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1354766&GUID=14E9DEED-8E84-4233-9122-53BA8FDCA83C

Log

2026-10-13 - City Council

2026-275 ($614,406.00 settlement funds) and grant contracts 2026-286, 2026-287 and 2026-288 adopted.

2026-10-05 - City Council Special Meeting

Grant contracts 2026-286, 2026-287 and 2026-288 introduced and referred to the Education and Human Services Standing Committee (October 8).

2026-09-28 - City Council

2026-276 ($400,000 to Sheriff MAT pilot) and 2026-277 (agreement amendment) adopted.

2026-09-14 - City Council

2026-275, 2026-276 and 2026-277 introduced.