Use of Cottonwood and Jackson Opioid Settlement Fund

Cottonwood Grantees by Year

2025
Total Funds Allocated: $115,960 Proposals received: 10 Proposals approved for funding: 9
Grantee	Amount Awarded	Program Title	Program Description
Reinbows, Inc.	$5,000	Reinbows Cares - Empowering Children from Families with Addiction	Reinbows, Inc. will provide a 20-week horse-assisted program serving youth impacted by family substance abuse. Guided by a licensed counselor and trained support staff.
Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services	$3,000	Substance Use Disorder Consultation Services	DVHHS will contract a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor to provide professional expertise and support to social workers serving individuals and families impacted by substance use disorders; thereby providing enhanced service planning and better outcomes.
MN Department of Corrections - Cottonwood	$2,000/$9,960	Gas Vouchers/TIDES Training for Cottonwood Agencies	Provide gas cards for individuals experiencing financial hardship to better access transportation to treatment and recovery services./Provide training to local professionals working with individuals in the justice system. The training uses the TIDES Supervision Model which is based on trauma informed principles to achieve better outcomes for community members experiencing addiction.
Agape Counseling	$24,000	Expanding Treatment/Recovery Services	Continuing Education for Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Upgrade costs for Electronic Medical Record onboarding; Gap funding for individuals needing treatment/chemical use assessments.
Sober Hope Living House	$24,000	Sober Hope Recovery Housing Project	Provide access to housing and support services for people with Opioid Use Disorder and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
RAYS Unlimited Sober House	$24,000	Recovery Stability and Peer Support Expansion	Provide access to housing for people with Opioid Use Disorder and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
New Life Treatment Center	$24,000	New Life Gap Fund: Bridging Hope and Recovery	The GAP fund will provide direct support for treatment costs across all levels of care (detox, inpatient, and outpatient) as well as for medication co-pays, laboratory fees, and Outpatient SUD assessments for individuals with partial or no insurance coverage.

Jackson County Grantees by Year
2025
Total Funds Allocated: $81,760
Proposals received: 10
Proposals approved for funding: 8
Grantee
Amount Awarded
Program Title
Program Description
Reinbows, Inc.
$5,000
Reinbows Cares - Empowering Children from Families with Addiction
Reinbows, Inc. will provide a 20-week horse-assisted program serving youth impacted by family substance abuse. Guided by a licensed counselor and trained support staff.
Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services
$3,000
Substance Use Disorder Consultation Services
DVHHS will contract a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor to provide professional expertise and support to social workers serving individuals and families impacted by substance use disorders; thereby providing enhanced service planning and better outcomes.
MN Department of Corrections - Cottonwood
$2,000/$8,760
Gas Vouchers/TIDES Training for Jackson Agencies
Provide gas cards for individuals experiencing financial hardship to better access transportation to treatment and recovery services./Provide training to local professionals working with individuals in the justice system. The training uses the TIDES Supervision Model which is based on trauma informed principles to achieve better outcomes for community members experiencing addiction.
RAYS Unlimited Sober House
$24,000
Recovery Stability and Peer Support Expansion
Provide access to housing for people with Opioid Use Disorder and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
Jackson Jail
$15,000
Reassurance
Purchase and install 3 Reassurance monitoring systems for continuous health monitoring of inmates going through withdrawal management and other health concerns.

2025
Total Funds Allocated: $81,760 Proposals received: 10 Proposals approved for funding: 8
Grantee	Amount Awarded	Program Title	Program Description
Reinbows, Inc.	$5,000	Reinbows Cares - Empowering Children from Families with Addiction	Reinbows, Inc. will provide a 20-week horse-assisted program serving youth impacted by family substance abuse. Guided by a licensed counselor and trained support staff.
Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services	$3,000	Substance Use Disorder Consultation Services	DVHHS will contract a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor to provide professional expertise and support to social workers serving individuals and families impacted by substance use disorders; thereby providing enhanced service planning and better outcomes.
MN Department of Corrections - Cottonwood	$2,000/$8,760	Gas Vouchers/TIDES Training for Jackson Agencies	Provide gas cards for individuals experiencing financial hardship to better access transportation to treatment and recovery services./Provide training to local professionals working with individuals in the justice system. The training uses the TIDES Supervision Model which is based on trauma informed principles to achieve better outcomes for community members experiencing addiction.
RAYS Unlimited Sober House	$24,000	Recovery Stability and Peer Support Expansion	Provide access to housing for people with Opioid Use Disorder and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
Jackson Jail	$15,000	Reassurance	Purchase and install 3 Reassurance monitoring systems for continuous health monitoring of inmates going through withdrawal management and other health concerns.