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DES MOINES — A state agency is making $14 million in national settlement money available to Iowa community programs designed to address opioid addiction and treatment.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced the $14 million will be spread over two years and available through a competitive application process to communities responding to opioid misuse, with awards of up to $1 million per project.

It is one of the first publicly announced allocations of the millions of dollars available to Iowa through a national settlement against pharmaceutical companies over opioid addiction.

“These funds are a vital step in helping individuals and families recover from the deva

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