# Kansas’ Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Kansas is spending its opioid settlements and whether Kansas 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>$332.41 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>75% to the state and 25% to local governments</p><p></p><p><img src="/files/zrOUVJ2dzDyMaCk2e5S6" 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/2022/02/MOU-as-Amended-KS-Executed-complete.pdf">Kansas Opioids Memorandum of Understanding between the Attorney General, the League of Kansas Municipalities, and the Kansas Association of Counties</a>); <strong>Legislation</strong> (Kan. Stat. Ann., Secs. <a href="https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch75/075_007_0075.html">75-775</a> to <a href="https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch75/075_007_0081.html">75-781</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>75% Kansas Fights Addiction Fund Share</h4></td><td><h4>25% Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><a href="https://www.ag.ks.gov/reports-resources/affiliated-organizations/kansas-fights-addiction-act-grant-review-board"><strong>Kansas Fights Addiction Act Grant Review Board</strong></a></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for cities and counties</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><strong>The Kansas Fights Addiction Act Grant Review Board approves spending of this share</strong> after consulting the <a href="https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1305/Kansas-Prescription-Drug-Opioid-Advisory">Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee</a>, the <a href="https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/">Kansas Department of Health and Environment</a>, the <a href="https://insurance.kansas.gov/">Kansas Insurance Department</a>, and other stakeholders.</td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></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>. <em>See</em> the <a href="https://sunflowerfoundation.org/kansas-fights-addiction/">Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) Grant Program</a> page.</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (availability and processes will vary)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Depends on future programming</strong> (recurring opportunities not required)</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</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://www.ag.ks.gov/reports-resources/affiliated-organizations/kansas-fights-addiction-act-grant-review-board">KFA Grant Review Board</a>.</p><p>The Board is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><p><strong>No public reporting required</strong> (only intrastate), <em>but see</em> KFA Grant Review Board’s <strong>annual reports</strong> (<em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://sunflowerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KFA-2023-DRAFT-Annual-Report.pdf">2023 Annual Report</a>) and the <strong>“Public Info on All Awarded KFA Grants”</strong> document <a href="https://www.ag.ks.gov/reports-resources/affiliated-organizations/kansas-fights-addiction-act-grant-review-board/about-the-board">here</a>.</p><p><em>See also</em> Sunflower Foundation's <a href="https://sunflowerfoundation.org/kansas-fights-addiction/">KFA Grant Program</a> reports (<em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://sunflowerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Final-KFA-Award-Estimated-Impact-Reports-Combined.pdf">2023 Grant Awards: Estimated Impact Reports</a>).</p></td><td><strong>No public reporting required</strong> (only intrastate)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the Kansas Fights Addiction Fund share, visit the Sunflower Foundation’s <a href="https://sunflowerfoundation.org/kansas-fights-addiction/">Kansas Fights Addiction</a> page, bookmark the KFA Grant Review Board’s <a href="https://www.ag.ks.gov/reports-resources/affiliated-organizations/kansas-fights-addiction-act-grant-review-board">website</a>, request to join the KFA Grant Review Board’s mailing list by emailing <a href="mailto:general@ag.ks.gov">general@ag.ks.gov</a>, and <a href="https://ku.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0ffe854b8a8a2f175f277431e&#x26;id=9debee45dd">subscribe to updates</a> from <a href="https://unitedtotransform.com/">United to Transform</a>.</td><td>To find updates on the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department. <em>See also</em> the League of Kansas Municipalities’ <a href="https://www.lkm.org/page/Opioid_Settlement">Kansas Fights Addiction Act</a> page.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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