Colorado Opioid Abatement Council

On April 9, 2026, the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council voted to award $11 million in Round 4 Infrastructure Share funding to support the following projects:

Supporting recovery and housing

• Southwest Colorado Opioid Regional Council – Building Bridges Recovery Project ($446,025): Expands peer recovery coaching, support groups, and outreach, working with Advocates for Recovery Colorado to better serve justice-involved individuals in rural communities.
• Northwest Colorado Opioid Response Council – Recovery and prevention infrastructure ($509,434.16): Expands peer recovery services and strengthens recovery housing options, helping individuals access stable housing, employment, and long-term support.
• Region 4 Opioid Council – Hope for Homes ($300,000): In partnership with Hope House serving Northeastern Colorado and Omni Institute, expands recovery housing by acquiring property to provide stable, supportive living and connections to services for people in recovery.
• Southeast Colorado Opioid Regional Council – Fort Lyon Life Safety and Wellness ($402,850): Upgrades critical infrastructure and safety needs at a rural recovery housing community and expands space for peer-led programming, partnering with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to improve stability and reduce relapse risk.

Expanding treatment access and support

• University of Colorado Denver – PRISM pediatric addiction care expansion ($551,865.56): Expands addiction care for youth and families, working with Children’s Hospital Colorado to provide early intervention and stronger connections to ongoing treatment.
• Mesa County Regional Opioid Abatement Council – Orchard Mesa facility ($499,637): Completes a behavioral health facility in collaboration with the Counseling & Education Center, launching treatment services including counseling, peer support, and connections to higher levels of care.
• Region 15 Opioid Abatement Council – Behavioral health infrastructure hub ($431,972): Establishes a permanent rural facility offering outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and peer support, in partnership with Park County Counseling, to improve access and continuity of care.
• Colorado Behavioral Health Administration – Crisis system modernization ($712,500): Upgrades withdrawal management sites into comprehensive crisis centers, partnering with Signal Behavioral Health Network and Rocky Mountain Health Plans to medically manage substance use withdrawal and provide medications for opioid use disorder.
• Region 18 Opioid Settlement Governance Council – San Luis Valley Illuminating Childcare ($312,819.10): Expands mobile childcare for parents in treatment, reducing barriers to care and helping families stay engaged, in collaboration with the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center.
• Southeast Colorado Opioid Regional Council – Medication Treatment Unit, La Junta ($665,620): Establishes a medication-assisted treatment site in a rural community without existing services, working with Crossroads Turning Points to expand access to counseling, medications, and ongoing care for in Southeast Colorado.
• Denver Opioid Abatement Council – Denver CARES expansion ($375,000): Modernizes and expands a regional treatment facility in partnership with Denver Health and Hospital Authority, to meet requirements for crisis services, residential treatment, and medication access.

Prevention and youth-focused services

• City of Alamosa – Early Childhood Learning Center ($750,000): Builds a family-centered hub with early childhood care, prevention, and support services, working with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley to strengthen family focused substance use prevention.
• City of Rifle – Youth behavioral health and recovery initiative ($698,400): Renovates a community facility in partnership with YouthZone to expand prevention, early intervention, and recovery services for youth, families, and justice-involved individuals.
• University of Colorado Boulder – Prevention and Early Intervention Expansion ($276,401): Expands evidence-based prevention and early intervention for college students through peer education, family engagement, and community partnerships that promote risk reduction.
• Colorado Department of Early Childhood – Family-centered infrastructure ($637,959.36): In partnership with Illuminate Colorado and the Family Resource Center Association, expands statewide support for families affected by substance use, including provider training, childcare access, and peer support for parents in recovery.
• Colorado State University Health Network – Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Programs ($183,499.50): Builds a recovery support system for college students, including peer support and stronger connections to treatment and community care.

Harm reduction and public health services

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Hepatitis C treatment expansion ($375,000): Expands hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who use drugs, partnering with the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Boulder County AIDS Project, and the Harm Reduction Action Center to integrate care into syringe access and treatment programs.
• Southeast Colorado Opioid Regional Council – Substance use disorder program expansion ($218,814.75): Expands a rural program providing peer support, harm reduction, overdose prevention outreach, transportation, and jail-based services, working with Otero County Health Department to connect people to care.

Crisis response and justice system partnerships

• Southwest Colorado Regional Opioid Council – Pretrial Services & Treatment Access ($671,848.13): Creates a coordinated pretrial program that connects justice-involved individuals to treatment, working with The Pathways Project and Porch Light Health to provide medication-assisted treatment early in the legal process.
• Chaffee County – Co-response program expansion ($561,919.44): Expands a rural co-responder program by adding a second team of law enforcement and behavioral health professionals to respond to substance use-related crises.
• Northwest Colorado Opioid Response Council – Crisis and treatment access infrastructure ($500,000): In partnership with Memorial Hospital (Memorial Regional Health), Grand County Emergency Medical Services, and the Rural Alliance Addressing Substance Use Disorder–Colorado, expands transportation and emergency response services, including peer and clinician-led crisis transport and response to help people access care faster.

Statewide systems and capacity building

• University of Colorado Anschutz – Statewide data and learning system ($313,198): Develops a public dashboard to track opioid settlement spending, program activity, and outcomes, improving transparency and coordination statewide.
• Region 4 Opioid Abatement Council – Statewide evaluation infrastructure ($302,700): In partnership with Omni Institute and University of Colorado Anschutz, builds a shared evaluation framework and provides technical support to help regions track progress and improve decision-making.
• University of Colorado Anschutz – Grant writing assistance program ($302,537): Provides free grant writing support to help local governments and nonprofits secure additional funding for opioid response efforts.

To learn more about future funding opportunities, organizations are encouraged to review the frequently asked questions (PDF), monitor this COAC webpage, visit the Department of Law funding opportunities page, and sign up for the Opioid Response Unit newsletter (opens webpage).

On May 14, 2025, the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council voted to award $5 million in Round 3 Infrastructure Share funding to support the following projects:

• Southeast Colorado Opioid Response Region 19 - Fort Lyon infrastructure and resiliency project ($500,000): In partnership with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, this award supports infrastructure improvements at Fort Lyon, a two-year residential recovery program in southeast Colorado offering peer support, case management, vocational training, and behavioral health services for individuals across the state impacted by opioid use disorder. 
• Colorado Charter School Institute – Statewide recovery high school network ($500,000): In partnership with Vivo Colorado, this award funds capital costs for two new recovery high schools in Aurora and Colorado Springs, providing community, peer support, and meaningful career pathways for students in recovery. 
• Boulder County Regional Opioid Council – On-ramp to resilience project ($500,000): In partnership with Clinica Family Health and Broomfield County (Region 7) Opioid Abatement Council, this award supports a new multi-regional treatment facility offering trauma-informed services, including medication assisted treatment, intensive outpatient programs, withdrawal management, residential programming, and care coordination across multiple systems. 
• Colorado School of Public Health, Centers for Health, Work & Environment – Integrating peer support and workforce development into Colorado Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative ($500,000): In partnership with the Steadman Group, this award supports the Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative to develop peer training programs, toolkits, and support networks in high-risk industries to reduce stigma and strengthen recovery-friendly employment opportunities. 
• Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council – Construction of Bluestem Family Campus ($500,000): In partnership with Savio House, this award supports the Bluestem Family Campus, a first-of-its-kind program offering residential treatment and comprehensive recovery services for families impacted by substance use and housing instability. 
• Gunnison County – Supporting vulnerable populations: women, children and immigrants experiencing substance use disorder ($499,500): In partnership with Ouray, San Miguel, Montrose, and Hinsdale counties, this award supports a recovery home for women and children, justice-involved programming, and basic needs assistance for youth and families, with support from the West Central Public Health Partnership. 
• Regents of the University of Colorado, Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) Program – The Princeton Clinic: expansion of outpatient and medication assisted treatment for high-risk populations ($497,979): In partnership with University of Colorado School of Medicine, this award funds staffing, including peer support, for the new Princeton Clinic at Fort Logan, which will provide medication assisted treatment, counseling, psychiatric support, and a variety of recovery services. 
• Southeast Colorado Opioid Response Region 19 – Lamar facility expansion ($495,000): In partnership with Advantage Treatment Center, Inc., this award supports renovation of the Lamar facility in Southeast Colorado to expand intensive outpatient programming, mental health services, sober living, and 24/7 case management for individuals with opioid use disorder, including those who may be justice-involved. 
• Region 4 Opioid Abatement Council – The Colorado Rural Opioid & Addiction Treatment System (ROOTS) residential residence and withdrawal management initiative ($499,730): In partnership with Milestone Community Wellness, Melissa Memorial Hospital, and Epifluence, this award funds two recovery residences and a withdrawal management program to address treatment gaps and expand coordinated addiction care across Northeast Colorado. 
• Eagle County/Region 5 Opioid Abatement Council – High Rockies Harm Reduction infrastructure project ($242,643.24): In partnership with High Rockies Harm Reduction, this award funds two mobile harm reduction units to deliver peer support, overdose prevention, and treatment referrals in rural mountain areas including Eagle, Summit, and Lake counties. 
• Region 18 Opioid Settlement Governance Council – Upgrades to SLV Recovery LLC ($38,500): In partnership with SLV Recovery LLC, this award supports renovations at the San Luis Valley’s only certified sober living facility, maintaining recovery housing and ensuring continued compliance with residential housing standards. 
• Region 12 Opioid Abatement Council – Peer support infrastructure initiative ($226,647.76): In partnership with HardBeauty LLC, this award will embed peer recovery specialists in the Douglas County Jail and Sky Ridge Medical Center to provide recovery services with the goal to reduce recidivism, improve patient outcomes, and foster a replicable model for broader application across Colorado.

To learn more about future funding opportunities, organizations are encouraged to monitor this COAC webpage, visit the Department of Law funding opportunities page, and sign up for the Opioid Response Unit newsletter (opens webpage).

The second round was announced on May 3rd, 2023, and applications were due by June. 20th, 2023.

The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council announced awards for the following programs in Round 2 on August 17th, 2023:

• Colorado Charter School Institute (Region 11): $469,920 – The grant award will be used to expand high-quality wraparound services for students at 5280 High School, a safe and substance-free school that provides education and treatment for teens in recovery. The school already has a strong track record of growth and success for students, with 70% of students remaining enrolled through graduation.
• Las Animas – Huerfano Counties District Health Department (Region 19): $500,000 – The district will use the money to create a new one-stop-shop health campus in Walsenburg. Their goal will be to increase services and confidentiality for people looking for opioid use disorder and behavioral health treatment. The campus will also include a family resource center, early childhood programs, and community spaces.
• Region 4 Opioid Abatement Council: $376,878 – Through implementing organizations including Omni Institute, Centennial Mental Health Center, and North Colorado Health Alliance, this grant award will improve transportation programs for people seeking treatment from existing recovery services, provide a wider distribution of overdose prevention materials, and fund community engagement and recovery events to combat the stigma of seeking treatment. Region 4 includes the eastern Colorado communities of Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Yuma, Washington, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, and Phillips counties.
• Region 5 Opioid Abatement Council and Eagle County: $150,000 – These dollars will be used to fund the administrative functions of the regional opioid abatement council, services which are currently being provided in a volunteer capacity from several regional organizations in Summit and Eagle counties. Dedicated staff will allow for better planning, managing, and communication across the Region 5 counties to better respond to the opioid crisis.
• Clear Creek County (Region 10): $530,000 – In partnership with the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Clear Creek County plans to use this grant award to invest in new property that will offer the space needed to consolidate and centralize services, while providing room for growth. Jefferson Center is currently finalizing the purchase of property in Lakewood that will serve as a comprehensive recovery campus for all the areas the organization serves, which includes the Denver Metro Area, and Gilpin, Clear Creek, and Jefferson counties. The new campus is expected to serve up to 3,500 clients each year. Additionally, funds will be used to address the unique transportation barriers faced by each rural community, as well as the personal circumstances of individual clients.
• Region 13 Opioid Abatement Council: $487,980 – Partnering with St. Mary’s Integrated Addiction Medicine Clinic, this award will support construction and outfitting of the clinic’s space to provide HIPAA-compliant, evidence-based treatment for people seeking substance use disorder treatment in Mesa County, and for adolescents and families in Garfield, Delta, and Montrose counties.

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The first round was announced on Nov. 1, 2022, and applications were due by Jan. 13, 2023.

The following programs received awards in Round 1:

• Region 18, SLV Recovery LLC, and Roofers in Recovery/Hope in the Valley: $199,650 – The funds will assist SLV Recovery with the infrastructure needs for the first CARR recovery housing in the San Luis Valley and Roofers in Recovery/Hope in the Valley to open the area’s first public residential treatment facility.
• Arapahoe County and Arapahoe County Public Health (Region 9): $344,723 – Arapahoe County Public Health Harm Reduction, through the Mobile Outreach program, will expand access to low-threshold, low-barrier addiction, and harm reduction services for people at highest risk of near-term death from opioid use disorder, particularly in remote parts of the county and adjacent communities. The program includes a mobile unit and a team of harm reduction outreach specialists that will be sent to areas with high rates of opioid use and overdose to engage individuals, provide culturally relevant harm reduction services, and link those with opioid use disorder to comprehensive community-based care.
• Fremont County and the Fremont County Boys and Girls Club (Region 15): $500,000 – The grant will help the club fund the purchase and expansion of the building where it currently houses its programs. After-school programs provide safe, constructive, and positive spaces during the hours of 3-6 p.m. when children are more likely to engage in risky behaviors including substance experimentation and abuse. Fremont County is a rural area and is in the top 10 Colorado counties with the highest opioid-related death rate per capita.
• Town of Buena Vista and the Boys and Girls Club of Chaffee County (Region 15): $500,000 – The club plans to construct a facility to support the delivery of prevention-based programming to local youth. With a growing membership exceeding 320 kids per year and daily attendance regularly exceeding 100, the need for a new, permanent Buena Vista Boys & Girls Club facility is critical.
• Douglas County and Valley Hope Association (Region 12): $250,000 – The grant will go to supporting the Building Hope Parker Project expansion to increase capacity for care and treatment from 800-1,100 patients annually. This proposal exhibits regionalism in that Hope Valley works closely with most major hospitals and maintains strong relationships with other treatment centers and sober living homes across Colorado’s 64 counties. Building Hope Parker will provide substance use disorder services to people around the state, including those in rural and underserved areas.
• Thornton Police Department (Region 8): $130,000 – The Thornton Police Department intends to establish a Naloxone Plus Program, allowing the city to hire a coordinator to follow up on overdose cases, bringing in an array of service providers to assist in long term recovery and rebuilding the whole person.

• General resources
  • Opioid Resources Page
  • Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
  • Opioid Approved Uses (PDF) - Exhibit E, Schedule B

• Round 3 funding opportunity materials (closed Feb. 2025; awarded May 2025)

• • Funding Opportunity Announcement (PDF)
  • Section I-III: Application (PDF)
  • Section IV: Budget and Workplan (Excel)
  • Section V: Additional Attachments (PDF)

• Round 4 funding opportunity materials (closed Jan. 2026; awarded April 2026)
  • Funding Opportunity Announcement (PDF)
  • Application checklist (PDF)
  • Sections I-III: Application (PDF)
  • Section IV: Budget and Workplan (click to download Excel)
  • Section V(a): Organization List of Names (PDF)
  • Section V(b): Optional Attachments (PDF)
  • Appendix A: Glossary of Terms (PDF)
  • Appendix B: Progress Reporting Metrics (PDF)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)