How Cumberland County and Fayetteville are Spending Opioid Settlement Dollars
Cumberland County and the City of Fayetteville will receive over $36 million in national opioid settlement funds through 2038. The governments have spent funds so far on a variety of projects, including a diversion program and naloxone distribution.
New organizations funded in Cumberland County’s latest release of national opioid settlement dollars
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a new allocation of the county’s share of national opioid settlements, funding five new projects that will provide recovery services, early intervention and housing.
Another $575,000 from national opioid settlements is coming to Cumberland County and Fayetteville
Cumberland County and Fayetteville will receive $575,00 of a $720 million national opioid settlement with eight makers. The funds will be distributed across one year to a decade, depending on the drug maker.
Cumberland County, Fayetteville could receive millions from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson signed on to a settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that could bring $3.26 million to Cumberland County and $383,000 to Fayetteville to address the opioid crisis.
Partner up: County seeks proposals from organizations for latest round of opioid settlement money
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will use up to $4 million in the county’s shares of national opioid settlement funds on five to-be-selected projects to address the opioid crisis.
County commissioners to discuss Spring Lake gravesite restoration at Monday meeting
A surprise item was discussed at Thursday’s Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ agenda session: an unearthed casket in a Spring Lake cemetery. National opioid settlement fund spending and wells in Cedar Creek were also discussed.
Cumberland County Department of Public Health proposes latest spending of national opioid settlement dollars
Another flood of national opioid settlement dollars is about to hit Cumberland County as the county’s department of public health recommends spending around $7.75 million out of available national opioid settlement funds on opioid crisis tackling strateg
