# District of Columbia’s Opioid Settlements

*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.*

<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>$50.18 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>90-100% to the Opioid Abatement Fund and up to 10% to the Litigation Support Fund</p><p><br><img src="https://892038325-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F35ILVk3juwTx7RxrSlW4%2Fuploads%2FRDFNp6Of1jiSP5srfSzx%2F_OpioidSettlement-DecisionMaking_District%20of%20Colombia.png?alt=media&#x26;token=56559a29-4432-4e96-9c40-5a115067ae4a" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>Legislation</strong> (D.C. Code Secs. <a href="https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-301.86b">1-301.86b</a>, <a href="https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/7/chapters/32/subchapters/II">7-3211 to 7-3214</a>, <a href="https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-3221">7-3221</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>90-100% Opioid Abatement Fund Share</h4></td><td><h4>0-10% Litigation Support Fund Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><p>Generally, the <a href="https://dbh.dc.gov/page/office-opioid-abatement"><strong>Office of Opioid Abatement</strong></a>, which is part of the D.C. <a href="https://dbh.dc.gov/">Department of Behavioral Health</a>.</p><p>Sometimes, the <a href="https://dccouncil.gov/">D.C. City Council</a>.</p></td><td><a href="https://oag.dc.gov/"><strong>D.C. Attorney General</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><p>The <strong>Office of Opioid Abatement distributes funds from the Opioid Abatement Fund</strong> with input and recommendations from the <a href="https://dbh.dc.gov/node/1687021">Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission</a>.</p><p>However, the <strong>D.C. City Council has the authority to directly appropriate settlement funds</strong> if it chooses to do so.</p></td><td>The <strong>D.C. Attorney General directs spending of this share</strong> after notifying the Mayor, Chief Financial Officer, and D.C. City Council.</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong>. For live opportunities, <em>see</em> Opioid Settlement Tracker’s <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/communitygranttracker/#notables">Community Grant Tracker</a>.</td><td><strong>No</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong> (facilitation of public involvement required)</td><td><strong>No opportunities available</strong> (not 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://dbh.dc.gov/node/1687021">Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission</a>.</p><p>The Commission is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Public reporting required</strong>. Expenditures from this share will likely be published on the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission’s <a href="https://dbh.dc.gov/node/1687021">website</a>.</td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the Opioid Abatement Fund share, visit the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission’s <a href="https://dbh.dc.gov/page/opioid-abatement-advisory-commission-01">website</a>, which includes information on its previous and upcoming meetings.</td><td>A single resource containing updates on the Litigation Support Fund share could not be found.</td></tr></tbody></table>