CORTLAND, N.Y. (WHCU) — There’s more time to submit proposals for opioid settlement money in Cortland County. 

Savannah Hempstead is the county’s public information officer. 

Hempstead says proposals must be evidence-based. 

Cortland County currently has a pool of about $325,000 to be distributed for opioid use prevention and rehabilitation. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Savannah Hempstead on Ithaca’s Morning News