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# Delaware’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Delaware is spending its opioid settlements and whether Delaware is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.*

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><h4>Total Funds</h4></td><td align="center"><p><strong>$197.36 million</strong>[1]</p><hr><p>[1] Total is rounded. <em>See</em> <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/globalsettlementtracker">The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally</a>. Accessed September 1, 2024.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Allocation</h4></td><td align="center"><p>100% to the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund</p><p><br><img src="/files/BidjGTnetCESv8WA5tQT" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>State-Local Agreement</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-09-21-ROADS-MAP-Agreement-EXECUTED.pdf">Remediating Opioids Across Delaware through State-Municipal Abatement </a><a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-09-21-ROADS-MAP-Agreement-EXECUTED.pdf">Partnership (‘ROADS MAP’) Agreement</a>); <strong>Legislation</strong> (Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, Secs. <a href="https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c048b/index.html#4808B">4808B</a>, <a href="https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c051/sc08a/index.html#5195">5195</a>, <a href="https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c051/sc08a/index.html#5196">5196</a>, <a href="https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c051/sc08a/index.html#5196A">5196A</a>, <a href="https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c051/sc08a/index.html#5196B">5196B</a>); <strong>Commission Resolutions</strong> (Resolution Nos. <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2023/05/Opioid-Commission-Resolution_2022-1_Establishing-Local-Government-Committee-Initial-Charter-final-signed-1.pdf">2022-1</a> and <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2023/05/Opioid-Commission-Resolution_2023-1_Establishing-Standing-Committees-FINAL-revision-3.27.pdf">2023-1</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>100% Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/behavioral-health-consortium/"><strong>Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td>The <strong>Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium distributes settlement funds</strong> based on recommendations from the <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/prescription-opioid-settlement-distribution-commission/">Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission</a> (POSDC).</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong>. <em>See</em> the POSDC’s <a href="https://ltgov.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities">Open Public Opportunities</a> page.</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong> (public input and public hearings required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><p><strong>Yes</strong> (required). <em>See</em> the <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/prescription-opioid-settlement-distribution-commission/">Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission (POSDC)</a>.</p><p>The POSDC is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Public reporting required</strong>. <em>See</em> the <a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiZjdlNTUzMzktN2ZmOC00YmI3LWJjN2UtYmY3NmYyMzdlZDQwIiwidCI6IjhjMDllNTY5LTUxYzUtNGRlZS1hYmIyLThiOTljMzJhNDM5NiJ9">Prescription Opioid Settlement Tracker</a> and view grant awards on the PSODC’s <a href="https://deopioidsettlementfunds.org/grants">website</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund, visit the POSDC’s <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/prescription-opioid-settlement-distribution-commission/">website</a> and <a href="https://ltgov.delaware.gov/posdc-mailing-list/">subscribe to receive emails</a>. To view and subscribe to the POSDC’s calendared public events, including the meetings of its various committees, click “Subscriptions” <a href="https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/#/search?agencyid=390">here</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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