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.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for counties and cities
Decision-making Process
Localities decide autonomously
In consultation with its , 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 .
Supplantation
Not prohibited
Prohibited
Grant Funding
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Yes. See .
Public Input
Generally, 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 Body
Up to each locality (not required)
Yes (required). See the (ACRN).
The ACRN is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Expenditures
No public reporting required (only intrastate)
No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see the Fund for a Resilient Nevada’s (e.g., and ).
Updates
To 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 , which includes updates regarding the (including ), funding opportunities, and . You can also sign up for the Fund for a Resilient Nevada (FRN) listserv .
$1.03 billion[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
56.14% to local governments and 43.86% to the state
State-Local Agreement (); Legislation ()