Total Funds
$653 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Allocation
70% to local governments and 30% to the state[2]
Total Funds | $653 million[1] [1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024. |
Allocation | 70% to local governments and 30% to the state[2]
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Mechanism | State-Local Agreements (State-Subdivision Agreement Between the State of Maryland and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioids Litigation and State-Subdivision Agreement Between the State of Maryland and Participating Local Governments on Proceeds From Settlement of Opioids Litigation Against Teva, Allergan, Walmart, and Walgreens); Legislation (Md. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. Sec. 7-331, Md. Health - General Code Ann. Secs. 7.5-901 to 7.5-905); Executive Order (Executive Order 01.01.2023.21) |
45% Targeted Abatement Grants | 25% Local Share | 15% State Share | 15% State Discretionary Abatement Fund | |
| Ultimate Decisionmaker | Local officials for counties, cities, and towns | Local officials for counties, cities, and towns | The “State” (Maryland Department of Health) | Maryland Department of Health |
| Decision-making Process | Qualifying charter counties decide autonomously Other localities receive funds via a Maryland Department of Health targeted abatement grant program after approval of a local abatement plan | Localities decide autonomously after receiving non-binding recommendations from the state and consulting other localities in their county | The Maryland Department of Health distributes funds after considering recommendations from the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council | The Maryland Department of Health distributes funds through a competitive grant program after considering recommendations from the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council |
| Supplantation | Prohibited | Not prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Grant Funding | Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary) | Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary) | Yes. See Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response’s Grants and ORF Advisory Council pages. | Yes. See Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response’s Grants and ORF Advisory Council pages. |
| Public Input | Up to each locality (not required)
| Up to each locality (not required) | Depends on future programming (recurring opportunities not required) | Depends on future programming (recurring opportunities not required) |
| Advisory Body | Up to each locality (not required)
| Up to each locality (not required)
| Yes (required). See the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council. The Council is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience. | Yes (required). See the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council. The Council is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience. |
| Expenditures | Public reporting required. View annual public reports here. | Neither public nor intrastate reporting required | Public reporting required. View annual public reports here. | Public reporting required. View annual public reports here. |
| Updates | For updates on the Targeted Abatement Grants share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county council, city council, or local health department. You can also refer to the Maryland Association of Counties’ various opioid settlement-related articles on its Opioids page. See also Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council (Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response). | For updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county council, city council, or local health department. You can also refer to the Maryland Association of Counties’ various opioid settlement-related articles on its Opioids page. | For updates on the state share, visit the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council’s website and join Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response mailing list. | For updates on the State Discretionary Abatement Fund share, visit the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council’s website and join Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response mailing list. |