Opportunity Overview
The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) invites eligible Rhode Island municipalities to apply for the Opioid Settlement Municipal Incentive Fund. The program supports reporting, coordination, and expansion of qualifying municipal opioid-response activities using Rhode Island opioid settlement resources.
Funding and Deadline
EOHHS states that up to $700,000 total is available for a one-year period, with potential options to extend or expand. The maximum award is $200,000 per municipality. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly. The next published apply-by date is September 30, 2026. The official EOHHS page does not state a submission time or time zone.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns. Partnerships and joint applications are permitted and strongly encouraged where they strengthen place-based coordination, resource sharing, referrals, data sharing, or coordinated service delivery.
Allowable Activities
Funding must directly address the opioid crisis and support people affected by Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Task 1 is required and focuses on standardized reporting and alignment with EOHHS, the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, and the Governor’s Overdose Task Force Strategic Plan. Task 2 is optional and may fund expansion of existing municipally funded programs when the proposed expansion aligns with program requirements.
Program and Reporting Requirements
Award recipients must participate in specified Governor’s Overdose Task Force activities, comply with continuous quality-improvement expectations, host site visits when requested, submit monthly EOHHS status reports, provide quarterly performance measures, and collect required demographic information. Applications are screened for completeness and eligibility before technical scoring. The published technical criteria total 100 points across equity and populations, partnerships, project design, program/reporting requirements, anticipated outcomes, and cost effectiveness.
Technology and Dr. Miltie Relevance
N9+ Fit Score: 42/100 conditional. The Nonagon N9+ is a remote physical examination platform that can support guided examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters. It should be considered only where a municipality can legitimately connect the platform to an allowable expansion of an existing municipally funded opioid-response, recovery, outreach, or healthcare-access program. Atlas should not force N9+ into a proposal or imply that technology is automatically allowable.
QC Healthcare Fit: 55/100 conditional. A services role may be relevant where it directly supports an allowable municipal opioid-response activity and complies with the fund’s programmatic, reporting, and expenditure requirements.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. This is a verified, currently open Rhode Island healthcare-related municipal funding opportunity with broad statewide municipal eligibility, a meaningful per-municipality award ceiling, and a current quarterly application window. Direct Dr. Miltie applicant status: No. The applicant must be a Rhode Island city or town; Dr. Miltie may participate only in a legitimate vendor, partner, or implementation role permitted by the municipality and program rules.
How to Apply
Use the official EOHHS application and full grant description. Completed applications are submitted to ohhs.opioidsettlement@ohhs.ri.gov. Applicants should confirm that all forms are complete and signed, all questions are answered, and the proposed expenditures directly address the opioid crisis/OUD/SUD.
Controlling source: Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Opioid Settlement Municipal Incentive Fund. Verified September 10, 2026.