Georgia’s Opioid Settlements
This Community Guide will describe how Georgia is spending its opioid settlements and whether Georgia is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
$880.74 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Trustee of the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust and local officials for the city of Atlanta and Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties
Local officials of cities and counties
Decision-making Process
The Trustee of the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust directly approves the majority of funding from this share with input from the Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission (GOSAC) and Regional Advisory Councils.
Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties and the city of Atlanta independently decide how to spend the remaining portion of regional funds.
Localities decide autonomously with guidance from their Regional Advisory Councils.
Supplantation
Not prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust’s Resources for Applicants page.
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input
Not… yet? (not required but anticipated)
Up to each locality (not required)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission (GOSAC).
GOSAC is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Up to each locality (not required). But see details on Regional Advisory Councils required by Georgia’s MOU.
Expenditures
Public reporting required. Expenditure data will eventually be available on the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust’s website.
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required
Updates
For updates on the state share, visit the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust website, which includes information about the Trust’s Governor-Appointed Trustee, the Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission, Regional Advisory Councils, and Qualifying Block Grantees.
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the website for your county commission, city council, or local health department.
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