Total Funds
$103.87 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Allocation
85% to the state and 15% to local governments
Total Funds | $103.87 million[1] [1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024. |
Allocation | 85% to the state and 15% to local governments
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Mechanism | Executive Order (Administrative Order No. 324) |
85% State Share | 15% Local Share | |
| Ultimate Decisionmaker | Alaska state legislature and Alaska Department of Health | 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 Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation (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 Community Grant Tracker. | 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 Anchorage Community Opioid Response Network. |