Deadline Nears for Baker County Second-Round Opioid Settlement Grants

Elkhorn Media Group published a county release on March 4, 2026 reminding organizations that applications for the second round of the Baker County Opioid Response Grant Program are due March 31, 2026. The item ran under the Baker City and Baker County sections of the site and was shared on Facebook with the same dateline, BAKER COUNTY - (Release from Baker County).

The county release states the program distributes opioid settlement dollars received by Oregon to Baker County, identifying the funding source as statewide opioid settlement proceeds routed to the county. The announcement frames the March 31, 2026 deadline as the key action item for local organizations seeking a second opportunity to apply.

The release excerpt published March 4 does not include several application essentials: no award amounts, allocation totals, per-application maximums, or the aggregate funds available for this second round are listed. The posted material also omits an application URL or portal, a named contact person, phone numbers or email addresses for submission questions, and any explicit eligibility list for applicants such as nonprofits, local governments, tribes, schools, or behavioral health providers.

Other program details that are absent from the March 4 release include the review timeline, expected award announcement dates, allowable use categories such as prevention, treatment, recovery services, or harm reduction, and reporting or disbursement schedules. Those items remain unanswered in the county brief and are necessary for organizations assembling proposals with a March 31 deadline.

With today’s date March 6, 2026, applicants have 25 days to complete submissions before the March 31, 2026 cutoff. The brief reminder on Elkhorn’s site and its Facebook share provide notice of the deadline but offer no application packet or instructions in the posted excerpts.

For context, other states have used multi-round settlement distributions with detailed guidance: North Carolina’s CORE-NC process required local governments to join the Purdue Settlement by September 30, 2025 and the secondary manufacturer settlements by October 8, 2025 to secure an estimated additional $168 million for the state. Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction funding rounds for school-based prevention attracted 22 applications in one round, with 19 recommended for funding and requested amounts totaling $670,832, and a second round produced 12 additional submissions by a November 15 cutoff.

The Baker County release on March 4, 2026 raises a clear deadline for local organizations but leaves key application mechanics unspecified. County officials will need to publish full application materials, contact information, and award criteria before March 31, 2026 to allow Baker City and county providers, nonprofits, and service agencies to prepare eligible proposals.