KEYSER, W.Va. (WV News) — The Mineral County First committee has received its second check from the statewide opioid settlement and will be accepting applications for county grants soon.
Mineral County commissioner Charles “Dutch” Staggs, who chairs the Mineral County First Committee, announced Jan. 28 that the county had received an additional $197,028.08 from the state.
The first check, received in 2024, was for $580,307.46.
The committee has gone through three rounds of funding since receiving that first check and awarded grants to a total of eight programs.
The last round of awards were made in December.
According to state regulations, settlement funds can only be awarded to entities with drug treatment programs, anti-drug education, or similar agendas.
“Applications will be open again very soon,” Staggs said.
The agencies receiving funding thus far include:
• The Travis Phillip Moreland Foundation, which works with those recovering from drug addiction.
• The Eastern Regional Family Resource Network for an anti-drug program.
• The Mineral County Schools PRO Officer program, so an officer could be placed at Keyser Primary and Keyser Middle, as well as Frankfort Elementary and Frankfort Middle schools.
• 3D Recovery of Piedmont, to assist with the purchase of a vehicle to transport clients to meetings and recovery centers.
• The WVU Extension Health Rocks program, which trains older youths to mentor younger children in such areas as handling peer pressure, learning life skills, and anti-vaping.
• Frankfort Middle School, for an after-school program that includes drug-prevention activities.
• Creative Living Legacies, which operates the Bridges to Help program that provides services to teenagers and young adults who have been affected by substance abuse issues.
• The Mineral County Ambulance Authority, for the additional presence, training and service to be provided by a county EMS medical director from WVU Medicine.
The Mineral County First committee will continue to accept applications and award grant funding as they continue to receive allocations from the statewide program over the next few years.
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