Decision Making

Here are the entities that ultimately decide how each of Montana’s opioid settlement shares are spent:

• 70% Montana Opioid Abatement Trust share: for 80% of funds, Abatement Regions and local governments; for 20%, Montana Opioid Abatement Trust Advisory Committee

• 15% state share: Montana Department of Public Health and Montana Department of Justice

• 15% local share: local officials for cities and counties