District of Columbia’s Opioid Settlements
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District of Columbia
Last updated
This Community Guide will describe how D.C. is spending its opioid settlements and whether D.C. is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Generally, the , which is part of the D.C. .
Sometimes, the .
Decision-making Process
The Office of Opioid Abatement distributes funds from the Opioid Abatement Fund with input and recommendations from the .
However, the D.C. City Council has the authority to directly appropriate settlement funds if it chooses to do so.
The D.C. Attorney General directs spending of this share after notifying the Mayor, Chief Financial Officer, and D.C. City Council.
Supplantation
Prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. For live opportunities, see Opioid Settlement Tracker’s .
No
Public Input
Yes (facilitation of public involvement required)
No opportunities available (not required)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the .
The Commission is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
No (not required)
Expenditures
Public reporting required. Expenditures from this share will likely be published on the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission’s .
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required
Updates
For updates on the Opioid Abatement Fund share, visit the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission’s , which includes information on its previous and upcoming meetings.
A single resource containing updates on the Litigation Support Fund share could not be found.
$50.18 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
90-100% to the Opioid Abatement Fund and up to 10% to the Litigation Support Fund
Legislation (D.C. Code Secs. , , )
