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Council awards $100,000 in Opioid Restitution Fund grants to eight Talbot groups

Unanimous Oct. 13 vote followed LDAAC recommendations presented by Sheriff Joe Gamble. Recipients range from Talbot Goes Purple and Mariah's Mission to Tilghman Area Youth Association and the St. Michaels Community Center.

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EASTON, MARYLAND — The Talbot County Council unanimously approved $100,000 in Opioid Restitution Fund grants to eight local organizations at its Oct. 13 meeting, according to the county's meeting highlights.

Sheriff Joe Gamble, who chairs the Local Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, presented the funding recommendations after the Council reviewed nine applications. Approved amounts are $10,000 for Tilghman Area Youth Association; $18,000 for Talbot Goes Purple; $5,000 for Channel Marker; $10,000 for Grace Street; $18,000 for Not My Child, Inc.; $18,500 for Chesapeake College Foundation; $18,000 for Mariah's Mission; and $2,500 for St. Michaels Community Center.

The release does not name the ninth applicant or describe scoring.

Source: Talbot County Government

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