Local agencies to benefit from $2M drug task force grant
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio is awarding more than $2 million in grant funding to support local law enforcement in their work to disrupt the drug trade in Ohio and enhance their role in substance use awareness, prevention, and recovery.
Grants from Governor DeWine’s RecoveryOhio Law Enforcement Fund will be provided to 27 existing drug task forces to intensify their efforts to identify high-level drug traffickers, dismantle large drug trafficking organizations, interrupt the flow of money and drugs from Mexican cartels, and prevent the sale of illegal narcotics to those suffering from substance use disorder.
Local drug task forces will receive some of the $2 million grant.
Trumbull County TAG Task Force: $53,477
Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force: $26,993
Columbiana County Drug Task Force: $32,928
Funding will also be used to support the Recovery Ohio initiative, which aims to increase substance use and mental health awareness, implement age-appropriate prevention education in schools, connect those who need help with treatment and promote recovery.
