# Wisconsin’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Wisconsin is spending its opioid settlements and whether Wisconsin 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>$746.58 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>70% to local governments and 30% to the state</p><p><br><img src="/files/VbGqwQjburBgMkjcLIW5" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>State-Local Agreements</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wisconsin-State-Local-MOU.pdf">2022 Wisconsin State-Local Memorandum of Understanding</a> and <a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023.05.02-Wisconsin-Signed-MOU-Allocation-of-Settlement-Proceeds-Teva-etc.pdf">2023 Wisconsin State-Local Government Memorandum of Understanding for the Allocation of Opioid Settlement Proceeds</a>); <strong>Local Agreement</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WI-Local-Government-Allocation-Resolution.pdf">Local Government Memorandum of Understanding</a>); <strong>Legislation</strong> (Wis. Stat. Ann. <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/165/12">Sec. 165-12</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="333"></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>70% Local Share</h4></td><td><h4>30% State Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for cities and counties</td><td><a href="https://legis.wisconsin.gov/"><strong>Wisconsin state legislature</strong></a> <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/jfc"><strong>Joint Committee on Finance</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></td><td><p>The <a href="https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/">Wisconsin Department of Health Services</a> submits an expenditure proposal to the <strong>Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance</strong> for approval.</p><p>The Joint Committee can take no action on the proposal (effectively approving it), decline to approve it and schedule a meeting to discuss, or unilaterally change proposed expenditures.</p></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (availability and processes will vary)</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></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>Depends on future programming</strong> (recurring opportunities not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></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>No public reporting required</strong> (only intrastate)</td><td><strong>No public reporting required</strong> (only intrastate), <em>but see</em> the Department of Health Services’ publication of quarterly and annual reports <a href="https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/opioids/settlement-funds.htm">here</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county board of supervisors, city council, or local health department. <em>See, e.g.</em>, <a href="https://www.eauclairecounty.gov/our-government/county-board/special-and-select-committees/opioid-task-force">Eau Claire County</a>, <a href="https://www.iowacounty.org/OpioidSettlementFunds">Iowa County</a>, <a href="https://www.marinettecountywi.gov/departments/administration/general-information/opioid-settlement/">Marinette County</a>, <a href="https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Strategy-Budget-and-Performance/Opioid-Settlement">Milwaukee County</a>, <a href="https://www.vernoncounty.org/government/committees/opioid_prevention_and_abatement_steering_committee.php">Vernon County</a>. <em>See also</em> the Wisconsin Counties Association’s <a href="https://www.wisopioidabatement.com/">opioid abatement</a> website.</td><td>For updates on the state share, visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ <a href="https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/opioids/settlement-funds.htm">Dose of Reality: Opioid Settlement Funds</a> website.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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