{"id":49233,"date":"2026-04-08T17:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/cecil-county-opens-applications-for-1m-opioid-settlement-grant-program\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:36:21","slug":"cecil-county-opens-applications-for-1m-opioid-settlement-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/cecil-county-opens-applications-for-1m-opioid-settlement-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecil County Opens Applications for $1M Opioid Settlement Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775684181372.jpg?resize=532%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775684181372.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775684181372.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Cecil County officials have opened the application process for their fiscal year 2027 Opioid Restitution Fund grant program, making $1 million available to qualifying organizations and initiatives.<\/p><p>The Maryland county announced that interested applicants have until May 1, 2026, to submit their proposals for funding from the opioid settlement money.<\/p><p>The grant program represents part of the ongoing distribution of funds received through legal settlements with pharmaceutical companies related to the opioid crisis that has impacted communities across the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cecil County officials have announced they are now accepting grant applications for their FY2027 Opioid Restitution Fund program. The county will distribute $1 million in settlement money through May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[837,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775684181372.jpg?fit=532%2C629&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cO5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52041,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/sussex-county-opens-grant-program-for-nonprofits-using-opioid-settlement-money\/","url_meta":{"origin":49233,"position":0},"title":"Sussex County Opens Grant Program for Nonprofits Using Opioid Settlement Money","author":"Admin","date":"April 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sussex County will distribute nearly $480,000 from a national opioid settlement to local nonprofits for addiction treatment and recovery programs. 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