Wyoming's Opioid Settlements
Last updated
Wyoming
Last updated
This Community Guide will describe how Wyoming is spending its opioid settlements and whether Wyoming is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for cities and counties
Decision-making Process
Localities decide autonomously but must certify proper uses to the .
Counties are also required to regularly seek input from their cities and towns on uses of funds.
The Wyoming Department of Health decides how this share is distributed and used.
Supplantation
Not prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
No
Public Input
Up to each locality (not required)
No opportunities available (not required)
Advisory Body
Up to each locality (not required)
No (not required)
Expenditures
No public reporting required (only intrastate)
Public reporting required. View annual reports on the Department of Health’s page (e.g., ).
Updates
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department.
For updates on the state share, visit the Wyoming Department of Health’s page.
$84.45 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
65% to local governments and 35% to the state
State-Local Agreements ( and ; )
