Alabama’s Opioid Settlements

50% State Share

50% Local Share

Ultimate Decisionmaker

Local officials for municipalities, counties, and governmental public health entities (i.e., public hospitals, county health departments, boards of health)

Decision-making Process

The Alabama state legislature directly appropriates settlement funds with input and recommendations from the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds and .

Localities decide autonomously

Supplantation

Discouraged but not prohibited

Discouraged but not prohibited

Grant Funding

Yes. For live opportunities, see Opioid Settlement Tracker’s .

Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)

Public Input

Depends on future programming (recurring opportunities not required)

Up to each locality (not required)

Advisory Body

Yes (required). See the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds and the .

The Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience while the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds is not.

Up to each locality (not required)

Expenditures

Neither intrastate nor public reporting required

See limited descriptions of uses in the Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council’s (e.g., ).

Neither public nor intrastate reporting required

Updates

For updates on the state share, visit the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council’s .

To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department.