# Ohio’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Ohio is spending its opioid settlements and whether Ohio 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>$1.84 billion</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>55% to the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, 30% to local governments, and 15% to the state</p><p><br><img src="/files/gOFrHqAjjhunoIGyC9q5" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>State-Local Agreement</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Exhibit-8-2021.07.28-One-Ohio-Memorandum-of-Understanding.pdf">One Ohio Memorandum of Understanding</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>55% OneOhio Recovery Foundation Share</h4></td><td><h4>30% Local Share</h4></td><td><h4>15% State Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/"><strong>OneOhio Recovery Foundation</strong></a> <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/about"><strong>Board of Directors</strong></a></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for counties, cities, townships, and villages</td><td><a href="https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/"><strong>Ohio Attorney General</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><p>The <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/"><strong>OneOhio Recovery Foundation</strong></a><strong>’s</strong> <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/about"><strong>Board of Directors</strong></a> <strong>decides expenditures</strong> across regional grants, statewide programming, and investments, with support from the Board-created <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/about#:~:text=with%20your%20inquiry.-,EXPERT%20PANEL,-The%20OneOhio%20MOU">Expert Panel</a>.</p><p>For regional grants, Regional Grant Review Committees, the Expert Panel, and OneOhio Grant Oversight Committee provide review and input before the OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board of Directors makes the final decision.</p></td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong> (but must pass local resolutions for reimbursement uses)</td><td><strong>Ohio Attorney General decides</strong> how to spend this share on approved uses</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Partially prohibited</strong> (grant funds only)</td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Yes</strong>. <em>See</em> the Foundation’s <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/grants">Grant Headquarters</a> for regional grants.</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (availability and processes will vary)</td><td><strong>No</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>No opportunities available</strong> (recurring opportunities not required).</td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No opportunities available</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.oneohiofoundation.com/">OneOhio Recovery Foundation</a>’s <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/about">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/about">Expert Panel</a>, and 19 regional boards.</p><p>The Foundation’s Board of Directors, Expert Panel, and most regional boards are not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong>, <em>but see</em> OneOhio Recovery Foundation’s <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/grantawards">Grant Awards</a> page</td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting require</strong>d</td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the OneOhio Recovery Foundation’s share, visit the Foundation’s <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/">website</a>, which includes Foundation <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/news">news</a>, upcoming Board and Expert Panel <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/meetings">meetings</a>, and an <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/events">events calendar</a>. You can also sign-up for the Foundation’s email updates <a href="https://www.oneohiofoundation.com/home/#sign-up">here</a>.</td><td>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. <em>See, e.g.</em>, <a href="https://www.akroncf.org/grantmaking-initiatives/summit-county-opioid-healing-fund/">Summit County</a>.</td><td>A single resource containing updates specific to the state share could not be found. <em>See</em> the OH Attorney General’s general <a href="https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/Easing-the-opioid-addiction-crisis">opioid settlements</a> page.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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