Kentucky gets more than $700K boost to expand opioid recovery housing programs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands of dollars in federal funding will boost Kentucky's fight against opioid addiction.

The state is getting more than $706,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the state Opioid Response Grant Program, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday.

The money will be used to "develop and expand" the Recovery Housing Program, which is a pilot program helping to increase access to safe transitional housing for young adults in addiction recovery while they rehabilitate and reenter the workforce.

"Kentucky's workforce continues to feel the effects of the opioid epidemic that plagues our nation. I'm proud to have championed the CAREER Act in the Senate which helps combat this crisis by providing funding for resources helping those in recovery get back into the workforce," McConnell said in a news release. "This announcement is yet another step in the right direction giving our communities much needed assistance in transitional housing and continuing to help our youth get their lives back on track."

McConnell introduced the CAREER Act of 2025 in February to "enhance the workforce reentry and recovery housing programs" created by the original law in 2018. Since then, nearly $12.5 million has been given to Kentucky, helping hundreds of residents in recovery from substance use.

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