This Community Guide will describe how Michigan is spending its opioid settlements and whether Michigan is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised June 2, 2026.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
(within parameters established by the )
Local officials for counties, cities, and townships
Decision-making Process
The Michigan state legislature appropriates funds from the state share with non-binding recommendations from the (OAC).
Funds from this share are typically appropriated to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), then distributed to state agencies and other entities. MDHHS may consult the and/or the .
Localities decide autonomously
Supplantation
Prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input
Yes (public comment required at OAC and Opioid Task Force meetings). See also .
Generally, yes (public comments required at public meetings)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the and .
Neither body is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Up to each locality (not required)
Expenditures
No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see Michigan’s page, which publishes state-level investments and links to annual reports.
No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see local spending data on the Michigan Attorney General’s
Updates
For updates on the state share, visit the OAC’s and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) page. You can also subscribe to OAC meeting notifications by emailing this address: and sign up for updates from the Opioids Task Force .
For updates on the local share, visit the Michigan Assoc. of Counties’ , which describes counties’ funded plans and strategies, and the Michigan Attorney General’s website, which contains local implementation examples and expenditure information for localities.
Another way to find updates on the local share is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department. See, e.g., the opioid settlement-specific websites maintained by , , and .
$1.84 billion[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See OpioidSettlementTracker.com’s . Accessed June 2, 2026.
50% to the state and 50% to local governments
State-Local Agreements (); Legislation (Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. Secs. , , ); Executive Order ()