This Community Guide will describe how Alaska is spending its opioid settlements and whether Alaska is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
and
Local officials for boroughs and cities
Decision-making Process
The Alaska state legislature appropriates funds to the Alaska Department of Health (DOH), which DOH then distributes with recommendations and guidance from the (GACOR) and Opioid Settlement Steering Committee.
Localities decide autonomously
Supplantation
Partially prohibited (grant condition)
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)
Generally, yes (public comments at public meetings required)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See details on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation (GACOR) and Opioid Settlement Steering Committee.
GACOR is not required to include members with lived and/or living experience.
Up to each locality (not required)
Expenditures
Neither intrastate nor public reporting required
Neither intrastate nor public reporting required
Updates
A single resource containing state share updates could not be found.
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your borough assembly, city council, or local health department. See, e.g., the Anchorage Health Department’s ​​​​.
$103.87 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
85% to the state and 15% to local governments
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