Georgia’s Opioid Settlements

75% State Share

25% Local Share

Ultimate Decisionmaker

of the and local officials for the city of Atlanta and Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties

Local officials of cities and counties

Decision-making Process

The Trustee of the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust directly approves the majority of funding from this share with input from the (GOSAC) and .

Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett Counties and the city of Atlanta independently decide how to spend the remaining portion of regional funds.

Localities decide autonomously with guidance from their .

Supplantation

Not prohibited

Not prohibited

Grant Funding

Yes. See the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust’s page.

Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)

Public Input

Not… yet? (not required but anticipated)

Up to each locality (not required)

Advisory Body

Yes (required). See the .

GOSAC is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

Up to each locality (not required). But see details on required by Georgia’s MOU.

Expenditures

Public reporting required. Expenditure data will eventually be available on the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust’s .

Neither public nor intrastate reporting required

Updates

For updates on the state share, visit the website, which includes information about the Trust’s , the , , and .

To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the website for your county commission, city council, or local health department.