The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office is building a new five-person team with one job: get opioid settlement dollars out of Oklahoma City and into communities across the state. The new roles are designed to expand outreach, technical assistance and project oversight as the Opioid Abatement Board moves funds to local treatment, prevention and education efforts.
State Posts Four Regional Field Reps and a Statewide Overseer
The hires include four regional field representatives and one project overseer, all posted on the state’s online job portal and set to assist the nine-member Opioid Abatement Board, according to KOSU. Job descriptions say the field reps will provide training, technical assistance and on-site help to potential grantees, while the overseer will manage implementation of a statewide opioid abatement project approved by lawmakers last year. The listings are live on the state’s Workday site.
Office Rolls Out Guides, Trainings and Newsletters
The Attorney General’s Office has also started trying to demystify the process for would-be grantees. According to a newsletter from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, staff are now sending a monthly grantee newsletter and have published an Opioid Abatement Grant Compliance Guide to help applicants navigate eligibility and reporting. The newsletter lists regional planning conferences, reporting deadlines and technical-assistance office hours aimed at helping smaller jurisdictions prepare applications and meet quarterly reporting requirements.
Nearly $30M Distributed and Another Cycle Is Coming
The Opioid Abatement Board’s first round of grants in 2024 has already pushed about $29.7 million to 129 recipients. “We have more to go,” Attorney General general counsel Brad Clark told the board, as reported by KOSU. The board has also approved plans to issue up to $29 million in a subsequent round of awards, the Attorney General’s Office said in a March 2025 press release, and applications for the next county, municipal and public-trust grant cycle are scheduled to open in February.
What Communities Should Know
Officials say the new hires and the compliance materials are intended to lower barriers for small towns, school districts and other organizations that lack in-house grant capacity. The January grantee newsletter lists trainings and office hours focused on quarterly reporting. Local governments, public trusts and universities preparing proposals for the higher-education round will be watching the dashboard and application window closely as the Attorney General’s Office ramps up outreach.
