Excepting several set-asides,[1] this share is distributed directly to Michiganâs counties, municipalities, and townships according to the allocations in Michiganâs state-subdivision agreement.[2]
What can this share be spent on?
With limited exceptions,[3] local governments must spend their collective 50% share on the opioid remediation uses described in the national settlement agreementâs (non-exhaustive) Exhibit E,[4] which includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, and other strategies.
Michiganâs state-local agreement reiterates the national settlement agreementsâ requirement that at least 70% of funds be spent on prospective abatement purposes but does not assign this responsibility to a specific share.[5]
Local governments may request guidance from the Michigan Department of Attorney General on the settlements or state-local agreement, including whether proposed expenditures qualify as opioid remediation. The Michigan Department of Attorney General may also issue such guidance on its own.[10] For example, in 2026, the Michigan Department of Attorney General released guidance for localities on uses of funds that it does not consider opioid remediation or abatement. As of June 2026, the list contained general categories such as â[a]ctivities or programs that are not indicated in Exhibit E or otherwise evidence-based or evidence-informed,â as well as specific types of expenditures, such as law enforcement equipment.[11]
Who ultimately decides how to spend this share (and how)?
Localities decide autonomously. Decisionmakers for the counties, municipalities, and townships will ultimately decide for themselves how to spend their monies on Exhibit E uses.[6] Examples of certain countiesâ plans and uses of settlements funds may be found .[7]
No, supplantation is not prohibited. Michigan does not explicitly prohibit supplantation uses of opioid settlement funds from its 50% local share. This means that counties, cities, and townships may spend their monies from this share in ways that replace (or âsupplantâ) â rather than supplement â existing resources.
Yes (no public reporting required, only intrastate). Localities are required to report expenditures to the state.[12] As of June 2026, the stateâs Department of Attorney General hosts a of local government expenditures covering January 2023 through December 2025.
Visit OpioidSettlementTracker.comâs for the most up-to-date information on statesâ and localitiesâ available expenditure reports.
In June 2024, the Michigan Association of Counties published the results of a survey that found that the âvast majorityâ of responding counties had created separate funds to hold their opioid settlement monies apart from other sources of funds and are not combining funds with other local governments.[9] The Michigan Association of Counties also maintains a of resources to support county planning, spending, and transparency.
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement for the Allocation of Opioid Settlement Agreements (âMichigan State-Subdivision Agreementâ), Secs. (providing that monies will be deducted from the local government share for the Administrative Fund, Litigating Local Government Attorney Fee Fund, and Special Circumstance Fund), (defining the âAdministrative Fundâ as â0.3% of the Local Government Shareâ), (defining the âLitigating Local Government Attorney Fee Fundâ), (defining the âSpecial Circumstance Fundâ as â5% of the Local Government Shareâ), (attorney costs), (attorneysâ fees), (describing Special Circumstance Fund); But see Sec. (providing for reversion of set asides to the Local Government Share). â
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Secs. (â50% ⌠Local Government Shareâ), (âremainder ⌠after offsets shall be distributed to Participating Local Governmentsâ). Non-participating, non-county local governmentsâ shares are reallocated to their counties, and non-participating countiesâ shares are reallocated to participating local governments. Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Secs. , (defining âParticipating Local Governmentsâ).For final allocation percentages across Michiganâs local governments for the various settlements, refer to
of Michiganâs State-Subdivision Agreement. As of June 2026, the Michigan Association of Counties also maintained
that details the estimated funding going to each of Michiganâs counties, disaggregated by specific settlement. â
See prior section for footnotes on the Administrative Fund, Special Circumstance Fund, and attorneysâ fees. â
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Secs. (ââOpioid Remediationâ is the term as defined by the Settlementsâ), (âAll Settlement Payments shall be utilized by Participating Local Governments and the State for Opioid Remediation, except as otherwise allowed by the Settlements. A minimum of 70% of Settlement Payments must be used solely for future Opioid Remediation"). Note thatnon-opioid remediation expenditures are capped under the national settlement agreements. See, e.g., the and settlements, Secs. V.B.1, V.B.2 (requiring states and subdivisions to spend a minimum 85% of funds on opioid remediation, which the settlements define to mean Exhibit E); CVS Settlement Agreement, (minimum 95.5% opioid remediation spending); Walgreens Settlement Agreement, (minimum 95% opioid remediation spending); Walmart Settlement Agreement, (minimum 85% opioid remediation spending). See Distributor Settlement Agreement, Sec. (âExhibit E provides a non-exhaustive list of expenditures that qualify as being paid for Opioid Remediation. Qualifying expenditures may include reasonable related administrative expensesâ). â
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Sec. â
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Sec. See also . Michigan Opioid Advisory Committee. Accessed June 9, 2026 (âThe OAC and the State legislature have no direct influence over spending practices of Michiganâs subdivisionsâ and âlocal entities . . . retain authority for spending decisionsâ). â
As of June 2026, this section of the state Attorney Generalâs website hosted information about certain countiesâ plans for and uses of settlement funds, i.e., , , , , and .â
[Reserved]. â
. Michigan Association of Counties. Accessed June 9, 2026.
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, .
. Michigan Department of Attorney General. Last Revised May 12, 2026. Accessed June 9, 2026.
Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement, Secs. (starting in FY26, localities required to âprovide documentation sufficient to show the receipt and expenditure of fundsâ), (defining âreporting local governmentsâ as those identified in the State-Subdivision Agreementâs Exhibit D), and (listing local governments required to submit reporting).