2025 LONG-TERM COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RECOVERY EFFORT (CORE) GRANTS

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Overview

The Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC) seeks to empower local organizations to address the opioid crisis at its roots through the 2025 Long-term Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) grant opportunity. The Long-term CORE grant funding is directly broken out and allocated among the 20 Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) regions for projects meeting the criteria for council-approved strategies in the following two OAFC-designated categories: Treatment and Coordination of Care; and Recovery Support Services.

By providing funding in RHP regions, the CORE grants support evidence-based, community-driven solutions that ultimately work to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by the opioid crisis across Texas.

Apply Now

Read the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) posted on the Electronic State Business Daily website.

• Complete an application with all required forms via the OAFC’s grant management system.
  • For an instructional video on how to apply using the online system, please view this webinar.
• Deadline: Feb. 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. CT. Late applications will not be accepted.
• Selection Process: Multi-stage review including an independent peer review. Final awards are determined by the OAFC.

Funding Amount & Eligibility

• Available Funding: $50 million across all RHP regions for projects lasting one to three years. Up to $250,000 per year (maximum of $750,000 for a three-year project) or 50 percent of the total funds available in a region.
• OAFC Funding Categories: Eligible strategies outlined in the NOFA fall under two OAFC-designated categories:
  • Treatment and Coordination of Care
  • Recovery Support Services
• Eligible Applicants: Eligible Applicants include (a) state agencies and political subdivisions of the State of Texas (including cities, counties, school districts, state universities, and special districts) and (b) any entity that engages in business in Texas in accordance with Title 34, Section 16.205 of the Texas Administrative Code and (1) has a physical address within the geographic boundary of the Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) region in which the Applicant is requesting funding or (2) provides services within the geographic boundary of the RHP region in which the Applicant is requesting funding. Applicants that do not have a physical address in the geographic boundary of the applicable RHP region are required to demonstrate that services are offered in the region prior to application submission. Multiple entities within a parent system (e.g., universities) may submit applications, but 100 percent of a region’s grant funds may not be awarded to a single parent system unless no other qualified applications are received.
• Not Eligible: An Applicant is not eligible to participate in the program if any of the following apply:
  • Applicant is (1) a defendant in any opioid abatement litigation involving the State of Texas and/or Texas local government entities or (2) affiliated with such a defendant and listed as a released party in any settlement agreement related to such opioid abatement litigation. Texas local government entities are eligible to participate in the program.
  • Applicant is disqualified by any applicable rule or law from receiving an award.

Why This Matters

The opioid crisis affects every corner of our community — families, neighbors, schools and workplaces. It is a silent epidemic that devastates lives and undermines the strength of our neighborhoods. CORE grants will empower communities with tools:

• Save Lives: Expand access to life-saving treatments and evidence-based interventions.
• Build Hope: Offer individuals and families the support they need to rebuild their futures.
• Unite Communities: Foster collaboration across healthcare providers, law enforcement, local leaders and community organizations.

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