FALL RIVER — With the city receiving a windfall of $8 million from settling lawsuits with prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors, Fall River should set aside some money to pay the funeral expenses of people who will die from drug overdoses, said Niki Fontaine, director of Substance Use and Homeless Outreach Services. 

To the board tasked with distributing the funds, Fontaine called it “blood money more than a grant.”  

It was one of several ideas floated before the Fall River Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee at a public meeting on Wednesday at Government Center.

Meanwhile, the city has published a request for proposals so nonprofits that service people with addiction can apply for funds they’ll get this fall.

See more from Dan Medeiros at heraldnews.com.