This Community Guide will describe how Massachusetts is spending its opioid settlements and whether Massachusetts is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for , and
Decision-making Process
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) decides specific expenditures from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund with recommendations from the .
Municipalities decide autonomously (but those receiving at least $35,000 per year must report spending to the state)
Supplantation
Prohibited
Prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See from ().
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input
No opportunities available (not required)
Up to each municipality (not required)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the .
The Council is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Up to each municipality (not required)
Expenditures
Public reporting required. View the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund’s annual reports .
Public reporting required. See the .
Updates
For updates on the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund share, visit the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council’s , which includes details on upcoming meetings.
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your municipality’s governing body, local board of health, or local health department. See also individual municipalities’ opioid settlement-specific websites, e.g., , , , and .
$974.9 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
60% to the state and to local governments
State-Local Agreement (Massachusetts State-Subdivision Agreement for Statewide Opioid Settlements); Legislation (Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 10, Sec. 35OOO)