Total Funds
$83.97 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Allocation
70% to the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust, 15% to the state, and 15% to local governments
Total Funds | $83.97 million[1] [1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024. |
Allocation | 70% to the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust, 15% to the state, and 15% to local governments
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Mechanism | State-Local Agreement (Montana Distributors’ and Janssen Opioids Settlement Memorandum of Understanding and its subsequent amendments: Amendment I & Amendment II); Other Agreements (Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services/Montana Department of Justice Memorandum of Understanding: Allocation and Use of Opioid Settlement Funds) |
70% Montana Opioid Abatement Trust Share | 15% State Share | 15% Local Share | |
| Ultimate Decisionmaker | Abatement Regions and local governments (for 80% of this share, or 56% of MT’s total funds) and Montana Opioid Abatement Trust Advisory Committee (for 20% of this share, or 14% of MT’s total funds) | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Montana Department of Justice | Local officials for cities and counties |
| Decision-making Process | Abatement Regions and local governments decide 80% of this share and submit proposals to the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust’s Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee must distribute funds if proposed for approved purposes. The Advisory Committee decides how to spend the remaining 20% of this share on statewide programs, innovation, research, and education. | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Montana Department of Justice decide. The two agencies must share information with one another and are encouraged to coordinate. | Localities decide autonomously |
| Supplantation | Discouraged but not prohibited | Discouraged but not prohibited | Discouraged but not prohibited |
| Grant Funding | Yes. See the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust’s grant portal. | No | Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary) |
| Public Input | 80% Abatement Regions sub-share: Up to each locality (not required) 20% Advisory Committee sub-share: No opportunities available (not required) | No opportunities available (not required) | Generally, yes (public comments at public meetings required) |
| Advisory Body | Yes (required). See the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust's Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience. | No (not required) | Up to each locality (not required) |
| Expenditures | Neither public nor intrastate reporting required | No public reporting required (only intrastate) | Neither public nor intrastate reporting required |
| Updates | For updates on the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust share, visit the Trust’s website, which includes information about the Advisory Committee’s past and upcoming meetings and provides contact information for Abatement Regions. You can also check out the Montana Association of Counties’ opioid settlement website, which describes Abatement Regions’ governance structure processes, and the websites for the individual Abatement Regions’ governing structures. See, e.g., Lewis & Clark Metro Region Opioid Governance Committee. | A single resource containing updates specific to the state share could not be found. | For updates on the local share, visit the Montana Association of Counties’ opioid settlement website. Another good starting point is to check the websites for your city council, board of county commissioners, or local health department. |