# New Hampshire’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how New Hampshire is spending its opioid settlements and whether New Hampshire 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>$268.57 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>85% to the state and 15% to local governments</p><p><br><img src="/files/QCenIxFp4Con9y28V1Xt" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>Legislation</strong> (<a href="https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-X-126-A.htm">N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. Secs. 126-A:83 through 126-A:86</a>); <strong>Regulations</strong> (<a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt476/files/documents2/he-c-1000-rule-text.pdf">Chapter He-C 1000</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>85% 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.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission"><strong>New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission</strong></a>, with approval from the <a href="https://www.governor.nh.gov/"><strong>Governor</strong></a> and the <a href="https://www.council.nh.gov/"><strong>New Hampshire Executive Council</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><strong>The New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission decides on uses</strong> in coordination with the <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/governors-commission-alcohol-other-drugs">Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs</a>. The <strong>Governor and the Executive Council must approve disbursements</strong>, which are made by the <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/">Department of Health and Human Services</a>.</td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Generally, not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong>. For live opportunities, <em>see</em> Opioid Settlement Tracker’s <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/communitygranttracker/#notables">Community Grant Tracker</a>.</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>Yes</strong> (not required, but the <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission">New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission</a> has included public comment periods in its meetings)</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><p><strong>Yes</strong> (required). <em>See</em> the <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission">New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission</a>.</p><p>The Advisory Commission is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Public reporting required</strong>. Expenditures for this share will likely be published on the Advisory Commission’s <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission">website</a>.</td><td><strong>Public reporting required</strong>. View localities’ limited annual reporting under “Distribution of Funds” <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission">here</a>. </td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the state share, visit the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission’s <a href="https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/about-dhhs/advisory-organizations/nh-opioid-abatement-trust-fund-advisory-commission">website</a>, which includes upcoming meeting dates, including virtual attendance details, and past meeting materials.</td><td>To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your city council, board of county commissioners, or local health department.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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