Fort Wayne opens second 2026 opioid-settlement grant cycle

Fort Wayne has opened its second 2026 grant cycle through the city’s National Opioid Settlement Fund program, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced July 27.

The city identifies the newly opened cycle as the program’s third cohort. The announcement means a new round of the local settlement-funded grant program is underway, but it does not announce grant awards.

A new cycle, not a list of awards

The National Opioid Settlement Fund program is the city program under which the grant cycle is being operated. Its opening creates a new opportunity connected to local responses to opioid addiction and recovery.

However, the city’s announcement, as available in the approved source material, does not say how much funding is available in this cycle. It also does not identify a grant amount, a number of potential recipients or any projects selected for funding.

That distinction is important: the city has confirmed the opening of a grant cycle, not the distribution of settlement money to particular organizations or projects. No awards should be treated as confirmed based on this announcement alone.

What is known about the program

Fort Wayne’s grant cycle is funded through its National Opioid Settlement Fund. The July 27 announcement describes this as the second grant cycle of 2026 and the third cohort in the program.

The city’s use of “third cohort” places the current cycle within an ongoing program structure. But the approved announcement excerpt does not provide details about earlier cohorts, including their funding totals, recipients or completed work.

The available material also does not list who may apply, whether applicants must be organizations, what activities may be funded, or how proposals will be evaluated. It does not provide an application deadline, award timetable or expected date for decisions.

Next known step

The confirmed next development is the open second 2026 grant cycle itself. People and organizations seeking more information about participation, eligibility, available funding or deadlines will need additional details from the City of Fort Wayne’s National Opioid Settlement Fund program materials.

For now, the city’s announcement establishes that the cycle has opened and that it is the program’s third cohort. The announcement does not establish the size of the funding pool or the eventual recipients.