South Carolina’s Opioid Settlements
This Community Guide will describe how South Carolina is spending its opioid settlements, and whether South Carolina is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
$622.41 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
State-Local Agreement (South Carolina Opioid Settlement Allocation Agreement); Legislation (S.C. Code Secs. 11-58-10 through 11-58-100)
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for counties, cities, and towns
Decision-making Process
Localities and their approved entities apply for funding from this share, and the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) Board must approve applications if made for approved abatement strategies.
The South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) Board scores proposals and approves funding.
Supplantation
Prohibited
Prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See the SCORF Board’s Apply for Opioid Recovery Funds page.
Yes. See the SCORF Board’s Apply for Opioid Recovery Funds page.
Public Input
Up to each locality (not required)
No opportunities available (not required)
But see SCORF Board’s Coffee Chats
Advisory Body
Up to each locality (not individually required). But see South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) Board, which exercises only ministerial authority over this share.
The SCORF Board is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Yes (required). See South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board, which exercises discretionary authority over this share.
The SCORF Board is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Expenditures
Public reporting required. View the SCORF Board’s annual reports here.
Public reporting required. View the SCORF Board’s annual reports here.
Updates
To find updates on the Guaranteed Political Subdivision Subfund share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your board of county commissioners or city council. You can also visit the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board’s website, which hosts an accounting of funding awards from both subfunds.
For updates on the Discretionary Subfund, visit the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board’s website, which hosts an accounting of funding awards from both subfunds.
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