# Mississippi’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Mississippi is spending its opioid settlements and whether Mississippi 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>$370.05 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>70% for abatement, 15% to the state, and 15% to local governments</p><p><br><img src="/files/fyCa9chJmePENfcs3aiP" 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/2022/04/Mississippi-Consent-Judgment-EX-B-MOU.pdf">Mississippi State-Local Government Opioid Litigation Memorandum of Understanding</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>70% Abatement Share</h4></td><td><h4>15% State Share</h4></td><td><h4>15% Local Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><a href="https://www.legislature.ms.gov/"><strong>Mississippi state legislature</strong></a></td><td><a href="https://www.legislature.ms.gov/"><strong>Mississippi state legislature</strong></a></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for counties, cities, and towns</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td>The <strong>Mississippi state legislature will decide how this share is spent,</strong> whether exclusively by the <a href="https://www.umc.edu/">University of Mississippi Medical Center</a>, as grants administered via committee, or otherwise.</td><td><strong>Mississippi state legislature appropriates monies from this share</strong></td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>No</strong></td><td><strong>No</strong></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>No opportunities available</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No opportunities available</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>A single resource containing opioid settlement-related updates on the 70% abatement share could not be found.</td><td>A single resource containing opioid settlement-related updates on the 15% state share could not be found. The Mississippi Attorney General’s <a href="https://www.ago.state.ms.us/opioidsettlement/">Opioid Settlement</a> website contains information related to the litigation only.</td><td>For updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the website for your county board of supervisors, city council, or local health department.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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