Opportunity Overview
Waseca County Public Health currently states that its Opioid Settlement Grant Application is reopening soon. The prior rolling 2026 cycle funded local opioid-response projects in prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, criminal justice and related approved remediation strategies serving Waseca County residents, but Atlas is not treating the program as currently open until the County republishes current application materials.
Funding and Deadline
Waseca County expects to receive approximately $1,070,373.92 in opioid settlement funding over roughly two decades. The prior 2026 RFP used quarterly review cutoffs, with the last listed submission cutoff on September 15, 2026. The current official County page now states that the grant application is reopening soon and does not publish an active deadline, current-round funding pool, applicant maximum, or new submission schedule. Those terms must be reverified when the County reopens the program.
Eligibility and Geography
Eligible applicants include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses and other agencies serving Waseca County residents, including healthcare organizations, neighborhood organizations, youth groups, schools and school programs, and organizations serving specific affinity, cultural or geographic communities. Projects must establish new services or expand existing services in Waseca County.
Eligible and Ineligible Costs
The RFP permits direct expenses for approved activities including staffing and benefits, conferences, events and training, transportation and travel, printing and general office supplies, equipment purchases, and capital improvements. Ineligible costs include direct lobbying, supplanting funds from other sources and general operational expenses. Applicants receiving support for similar substance-use or mental-health work must show that settlement funding will supplement rather than duplicate existing activity. No mandatory applicant match or cost-share requirement was identified in the current RFP reviewed.
Application Requirements
The application asks for organization and contact information, project title and amount requested, selected remediation category, organizational experience, project need and design, target population, access barriers, cultural and linguistic responsiveness, staffing and subcontractor roles, implementation and evaluation plans, sustainability, and a detailed budget narrative. A current W-9 is required. Waseca County scores complete applications and may seek clarification, negotiate pricing or terms, reject proposals, waive informalities, amend the process by addenda, make multiple awards, or reimburse a vendor that did not apply.
Submission
The prior RFP directed complete application materials by email to Andrea Kronbach at andrea.kronbach@wasecacounty.gov. Because the current County page now says the grant application is reopening soon, Atlas will not assume those prior submission instructions or deadlines remain controlling for the next round. Reverify the reopened application, RFP, forms, deadline and submission method before action.
Strategic Fit
Atlas Opportunity Score: 89/100 for program fit. The program remains strategically relevant to Minnesota public health and behavioral health, but it is not currently actionable because the official County page now says the grant application is reopening soon. No new outreach, applicant package, or submission work should begin until the reopened cycle is authoritatively verified.
N9+ Fit: 48/100 conditional. The Nonagon N9+ device and platform could be relevant only when an eligible Waseca County-serving organization defines an approved treatment or connection-to-care project where guided examinations, vitals or telehealth-enabled clinical encounters are genuinely needed. The RFP does not specifically identify remote examination technology, so fit must not be forced.
QC Healthcare Fit: 30/100 conditional. Implementation support may be relevant to an applicant-led treatment or care-access project, but the RFP does not establish a QC-specific role.
Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: not cleared. Although for-profit organizations and businesses may apply, Atlas has not verified a qualifying Waseca County service footprint, opioid-response project, local delivery plan, applicant-controlled budget or other applicant-specific requirements for Dr. Miltie, LLC. No direct application is being advanced.
Official Source
The controlling current-status source is the official Waseca County Opioids page. Prior-cycle RFP and application materials remain useful for historical program context but must be reverified when the County republishes the reopened cycle. Last verified September 22, 2026.