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

Total Funds

$3.52 billion[1]

[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.

Allocation

45-55% to the state, 30-40% to regions, and 15% to cities and counties


Mechanism

State-Local Agreement (Florida Opioid Allocation and Statewide Response Agreement, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C); Legislation (Fla. Stat. Secs. 17.42, 20.195(11), 397.335)

Sliding State Fund Share (45-55%)

Sliding Regional Fund Share (30-40%)

15% City/County Fund Share

Ultimate DecisionmakerFlorida state legislatureLocal officials of qualified counties or managing entitiesLocal officials for cities and counties
Decision-making ProcessThe Florida state legislature appropriates funds in coordination with the governor and informed by recommendations from the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.

The 20 qualified counties decide autonomously according to interlocal agreements.

In the 47 non-qualified counties, managing entities allocate funds.

Localities decide autonomously but must report plans and expenditures to the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.
SupplantationNot prohibitedNot prohibitedNot prohibited
Grant FundingNoUp to each county or non-qualified county's managing entity (availability and processes will vary)Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public InputYes (not required, but Florida’s Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement permits public comments at its meetings).

Up to each county or non-qualified county’s managing entity (not required).

See also input via Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.

Up to each locality (not required).

See also input via Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.

Advisory Body

Yes (required). See the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement.

The Council is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

Up to each county or non-qualified county’s managing entity (not individually required).

But see the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement, which advises localities on uses of their shares. The Council is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

Up to each locality (not individually required).

But see the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement, which advises localities on uses of their shares. The Council is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

ExpendituresPublic reporting required. View the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement’s annual reports on the Florida Opioid Settlements Portal.Public reporting required. View the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement’s annual reports on the Florida Opioid Settlements Portal.Public reporting required. View the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement’s annual reports on the Florida Opioid Settlements Portal.
UpdatesFor updates on all shares, visit the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Florida Opioid Settlement website, which contains information about the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement and its meetings (including upcoming dates and links to watch past meetings).

For updates on all shares, visit the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Florida Opioid Settlement website, which contains information about the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement and its meetings (including upcoming dates and links to watch past meetings).

To find updates on specific local shares, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department.

For updates on all shares, visit the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Florida Opioid Settlement website, which contains information about the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement and its meetings (including upcoming dates and links to watch past meetings).

To find updates on specific local shares, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department.

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