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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Chris Ragona, Director of Community Services, Community Services Department
DATE: July 2, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving Six Grants Funded by the 2025 Opioid Use Disorder Grant Opportunity in the Amount of $344,000.
PURPOSE:
On behalf of the Block Grant Working Committee (BGWC), Staff requests approval of the 2025 Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Grants by resolution. This approval is necessary in order to award and process 2025 grants.
BACKGROUND:
2025 is the first year in which the OUD Grant Program will operate in the City of Aurora. The program was developed through the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement, utilizing funds received by the State as a result of litigation pursued by the Illinois Attorney General. City staff from the Mayor's Office, Aurora Police Department, Aurora Fire Department, Finance Department, and Community Development Division met several times to discuss the highest and best use of the grant funds. A determination was made to offer these funds to qualified non profits through a competitive grant application with additional discussions to take place at a later date to discuss how to best utilize remaining funds.
Eligible OUD activities include services under the following twelve categories: treat opioid use disorder; support people in treatment and recovery; connect people who need help to the help they need; address the needs of criminal justice-involved persons; address the needs of pregnant or parenting women and their families, including babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; prevent over-prescribing and ensure appropriate prescribing and dispensing of opioids; prevent misuse of opioids; prevent overdose deaths and other harms; first responders; leadership, planning, and coordination; training; and research.
The OUD grant application process opened on March 3, 2025, and closed on March 28, 2025. For 2025, the total OUD funding available is $805,797. City staff outreach efforts included noti...
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