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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces $1.6M in Opioid Grant Funding
Five Iowa organizations received the first round of opioid settlement grants, including $304,218 for a Sioux City shelter and $6,660 for a county sheriff’s office.
- On Thursday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced over $1.6 million in grant funding awarded to five programs across the state combating opioid addiction in the first wave of disbursements.
- This initiative stems from 2025 legislation directing 25% of Iowa's opioid settlement funds to the Attorney General's Office, with roughly $20 million expected available for distribution through 2030.
- Recipients include The Warming Shelter in Sioux City receiving $304,218 and Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health awarded $317,344, with Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa and Johnson County Sheriff's Office also securing grants.
- "We can win the war against opioid addiction in Iowa with the help of many community partners," Bird said, emphasizing grants support prevention, treatment, and recovery programs statewide.
- Attorney General Bird's office began accepting applications in March 2026 and continues reviewing requests on a rolling basis, drawing from roughly $365 million Iowa is set to receive from settlements.
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KJAN$1.6 million in grants awarded from Iowa's opioid settlement funds
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has awarded five grants totaling more than $1.6 million to agencies that are helping Iowans with an addition to opioids or programs that warn of the dangers of an opioid addiction. “These are organizations that are making a big difference to stop that cycle of addiction and to help with […]
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