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QBG

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QUALIFYING BLOCK GRANTEEs (QBGs)

A QBG’s primary function is to approve opportunities in their community for opioid abatement and/or remediation. The City of Atlanta, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, and Gwinnett County are QBGs. Each QBG is a region and will receive its allocation directly from the Trust so long as it certifies that it has sufficient infrastructure to provide opioid abatement services. Each QBG will develop a process for funds to be requested and approved. If a QBG requests State Opioid Funds, the request must be reviewed by the GOSAC and Trustee. QBGs will use the State’s portal for reporting purposes. However, if State Opioid Funds are being requested, then the Applicant will submit the request via the portal. If the QBG wants State Opioid Funding, the funding request must be reviewed by the GOSAC and approved by the Trustee.

City Of Atlanta
Odie Donald II, MBA
Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor
55 Trinity Avenue, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
odie@atlantaga.gov

Cobb County
Nick Adams
EMS Division Chief
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services
1595 County Services Pkwy.
Marietta GA 30008
nick.adams@cobbcounty.org

Dekalb County
Zachary Williams
Executive Assistant and COO
DeKalb County
1300 Commerce Drive
Decatur, GA 30030
zlwilliams@dekalbcountyga.gov

Fulton County
LaTrina Foster
Director
Latrina.foster@fultoncountyga.gov

Lynnette Allen
Opioid Coordinator
Lynnette.allen@fultoncountyga.gov

Gwinnett County
Samantha Routh
Senior Assistant County Attorney Gwinnett County Government
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Samantha.Routh@gwinnettcounty.com