When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, one recipient stood out: The Central Wyoming Counseling Center.

The Wyoming nonprofit is the only out-of-state organization slated to receive some of Nebraska’s Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund, receiving $3.4 million to build a crisis stabilization center in Kimball County, which borders Wyoming.

The Central Wyoming Counseling Center’s former acting CEO: Steve Corsi, now CEO of Nebraska’s DHHS.

The state agency declined to release any application materials from the Central Wyoming Counseling Center and other grantees, citing state laws allowing “proprietary or commercial information” and “examination records” to be withheld from public records requests.

Corsi had no involvement in the grant review or selection process, said DHHS spokesperson Jeff Powell. He also has had no involvement with the Counseling Center since leaving the organization in 2023, Powell said in a written response to Flatwater questions about the proposed project and Corsi’s former employer.

In total, 23 organizations applied for this round of opioid funding, Powell said. Two of those applicants were from outside Nebraska. The Central Wyoming Counseling Center’s proposed project was the only such project in the Nebraska Panhandle, Powell said.

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