Wyoming's Opioid Settlements

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.

Total Funds

$84.45 million[1]

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[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.

Allocation

65% to local governments and 35% to the state

Mechanism

State-Local Agreements (OneWyo Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement and Amendment One to the OneWyo Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement; OneWyo II Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement)

	65% Local Share	35% State Share
Ultimate Decisionmaker	Local officials for cities and counties	Wyoming Department of Health
Decision-making Process	Localities decide autonomously but must certify proper uses to the Wyoming Attorney General. 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 Opioid Settlement Funds page (e.g., January 2024).
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 Opioid Settlement Funds page.