Total Funds
$316.45 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Allocation
50% to the state and 50% to local governments
Total Funds | $316.45 million[1] [1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024. |
Allocation | 50% to the state and 50% to local governments
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Mechanism | State-Local Agreement (Iowa Opioid Allocation Memorandum of Understanding); Legislation (Iowa Code Sec. 12.51) |
50% State Share | 50% Local Share | |
| Ultimate Decisionmaker | Iowa state legislature | Local officials of counties (and potentially cities) |
| Decision-making Process | The Iowa state legislature directly appropriates state settlement funds. | Localities decide autonomously but must report their expenditures |
| Supplantation | Not prohibited | Not prohibited |
| Grant Funding | No | Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary) |
| Public Input | No opportunities available (not required) | Up to each locality (not required) |
| Advisory Body | No (not required) | Up to each locality (not required) |
| Expenditures | Neither public nor intrastate reporting required | Public reporting required. Bookmark the Iowa Attorney General’s Opioid Settlement Information page (presumptive home for future reports). |
| Updates | A single resource containing state share updates could not be found. The Iowa Attorney General’s and State Auditor’s respective opioid settlement-related webpages contain basic, now-dated information about the state’s litigation. | 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. See also the Iowa Association of Counties’ Opioid Settlement Resources page. |