State revamps use of opioid settlement money by offering ‘transformative’ grants up to $2 million

State revamps use of opioid settlement money by offering ‘transformative’ grants up to $2 million

The South Dakota Department of Social Services plans to revamp its opioid treatment and prevention grants, with a three-tiered system including “transformative” grants up to $2 million. Department officials announced the new grant structure using opioid settlement funds at Tuesday’s Board of Social Services meeting. “Just trying to put some of the same window dressing on some of the same old methodologies isn’t what we’re after,” Secretary Matt …