# Nevada’s Opioid Settlements *This Community Guide will describe how Nevada is spending its opioid settlements, and whether Nevada is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.*

Total Funds

$1.03 billion[1]

[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.

Allocation

56.14% to local governments and 43.86% to the state


Mechanism

State-Local Agreement (One Nevada Agreement on Allocation of Opioid Recoveries); Legislation (Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. Secs. 433.712 through 433.744)

56.14% Local Share

43.86% Fund for a Resilient Nevada (FRN) Share

Ultimate DecisionmakerLocal officials for counties and citiesNevada Department of Health and Human Services
Decision-making ProcessLocalities decide autonomouslyIn consultation with its Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services develops a spending plan for uses of this share based on a needs assessment and recommendations submitted by the Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada.
SupplantationNot prohibitedProhibited
Grant FundingUp to each locality (availability and processes will vary)Yes. See FRN Notice of Funding Opportunities.
Public InputGenerally, yes (public comments required at public meetings)Yes (Advisory Committee is required to accept public comments at its meetings and solicit public input on its recommendations at an annual public meeting; see also statewide needs assessments)
Advisory BodyUp to each locality (not required)

Yes (required). See the Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada (ACRN).

The ACRN is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

ExpendituresNo public reporting required (only intrastate)No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see the Fund for a Resilient Nevada’s Annual Reports (e.g., 2024 and 2023).
UpdatesTo find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your board of county commissioners, city council, or local health department.For updates on the Fund for a Resilient Nevada share, visit the Fund’s website, which includes updates regarding the Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada (including upcoming and past meetings), funding opportunities, and reports. You can also sign up for the Fund for a Resilient Nevada (FRN) listserv here.
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