The 15-member Maine Recovery Council is tasked with overseeing the distribution of half of Maine's $230 million share of opioid settlement funds over 18 years.
The grants ranged in sum and scope from $1 million to $15,000 to Maine Pretrial Services for adult treatment recovery courts.
In total, $4.8 million will go to 12 projects focused on treatment, $5.9 million to 22 projects focusedon recovery support and $3.2 million to nine projects focused upon harm reduction.
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