The Colorado Attorney General’s Office and Colorado Opioid Abatement Council (COAC) will open two major opioid settlement funding opportunities through the Infrastructure and State Share in mid-October.

Stay Updated: Please sign up for the ORU newsletter (opens webpage) for announcement and view this graphic (opens new window) to understand the two funding streams.

More Info: After mid-October please visit the COAC (opens webpage) and DOL funding opportunities (opens webpage).



Monday, October 27, 2025 – Loveland Embassy Suites

Join Attorney General Phil Weiser and COAC for this free, interactive conference featuring:

• Best-practice presentations
• Collaborative breakout sessions
• Funding guidance and state/national resources

Celebrate community leadership immediately following the conference and the evening before the 2025 Rethinking Addiction and Recovery Event (RARE).

• Location: Loveland Embassy Suites
• Sponsors: Region 8 (Adams), Region 9 (Arapahoe), Region 10 (Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek)
• Details: Appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided.
• Register separately with the button above. Space is limited.

Highlight of 2024 Conference Sessions

Watch the 2024 session recordings, including Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s keynote, to preview the types of sessions planned for 2025.

Community of Practice Webinars

CE Credit Available

Upcoming Sessions

Session 2: Innovative State-Wide Medication for OUD (opens webpage)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM MT

Presenters: Dayna DeHerrera-Smith (Director of Community Engagement and Development, Porch Light Health), Denise Vincioni (Regional Director, Denver Recovery Group)

Session 3: Housing for People with Substance Use Disorders (opens webpage)

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM MT

Presenters: Amanda Johnson (Program Director, Fort Lyon), Joel Miller (Clinical Supervisor, Ananeo)

All 312 Colorado Participating Local Governments are asked to sign two new settlements to secure up to $88M in additional funds, bringing Colorado’s total estimated opioid settlement to over $880M through 2041.

Please see these press announcements for more information on each settlement:

• Purdue & Sackler Family settlement (opens webpage) - Due September 30th
• Secondary Manufacturers settlement (opens webpage) - Due October 8th

Please reach out to Opioids@coag.gov if you have any questions about the participation forms.

The Nonfatal Drug Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Dashboard (opens webpage) is now live on Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment's Colorado drug overdose statistics landing page (opens webpage). 

Track near real-time overdose-related ER visits from 79 emergency departments across 25 counties.

You can reach the Opioid Response Unit team at Opioids@coag.gov!