#HopeActLiveWI: Wisconsin Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic
DHS to distribute $1 million to local partners for local community projects
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today it has received $2.8 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue the fight against the state’s opioid epidemic. The funds will be used to enhance and strengthen opioid public health prevention efforts in Wisconsin. One million dollars of the grant will be distributed to partners to support projects in their communities.
“Every community in Wisconsin is unique and needs to tackle the opioid epidemic on the local level in their own way,” said Paul Krupski, DHS director of opioid initiatives. “We are grateful to the CDC for providing DHS the means to help local communities fund projects that will work for them.”
Groups eligible for the funding have received information about how to apply. They are:
- Local public health agencies.
- Tribal health centers.
- Health emergency readiness coalitions.
- Regional trauma area councils.
Projects can receive up to $20,000. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2018.
The remaining funds will support DHS with coordinating and evaluating trauma-informed training programs for EMS workers, integrating training on naloxone into technical college training curricula for first responders, assisting clinicians in obtaining the means to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and enhancing the collection and analysis of data on opioid misuse and overdoses.
The DHS Division of Public Health applied for the grant through the Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response, which is intended to enhance Wisconsin’s ability to rapidly mobilize and respond to specific public health crises or emergencies.
Governor Scott Walker declared the state’s opioid epidemic a public health crisis in 2016 (link is external) and ordered state agencies to devote time and resources to end the crisis. Wisconsin is recognized as a national leader in its approach to responding to the crisis.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Opioid Crisis
- Co-Chairs Criticize DHS For Lack of Plan, Transparency with Opioid Settlement Funds - Joint Committee on Finance - Oct 21st, 2025
- Opioid Treatment Program Opens First Clinic in Milwaukee - Isiah Holmes - Oct 20th, 2025
- County Executive Crowley, Chairwoman Nicholson Sign Legislation Approving $9 Million for Efforts to Compat the Opioid Crisis - David Crowley - Aug 15th, 2025
- How Are State’s Local Governments Spending Opioid Settlement Payouts? - Addie Costello - Aug 4th, 2025
- MKE County: How County Will Spend $9 Million in Drug Settlement Funds - Graham Kilmer - Jul 29th, 2025
- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Announces Over $9 Million for Initiatives to Combat Opioid Epidemic - David Crowley - Jul 17th, 2025
- AG Kaul, 45 Other Attorneys General Plan to Join $720 Million Settlement with Eight Opioid Drug Makers - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Jul 14th, 2025
- Attorney General Kaul Announces Consent Judgment with Kroger Over Opioid Crisis - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Mar 21st, 2025
- Baldwin Votes to Strengthen Penalties, Step Up Enforcement Around Deadly Fentanyl - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Mar 17th, 2025
- Wisconsin Communities Get Millions From Opioid Settlement as Deaths Decline - Evan Casey - Mar 1st, 2025
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