Kansas’ Opioid Settlements

This Community Guide will describe how Kansas is spending its opioid settlements and whether Kansas is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.

Total Funds

$332.41 million[1]

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

Allocation

75% to the state and 25% to local governments

Mechanism

State-Local Agreement (Kansas Opioids Memorandum of Understanding between the Attorney General, the League of Kansas Municipalities, and the Kansas Association of Counties); Legislation (Kan. Stat. Ann., Secs. 75-775 to 75-781)

	75% Kansas Fights Addiction Fund Share	25% Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund Share
Ultimate Decisionmaker	Kansas Fights Addiction Act Grant Review Board	Local officials for cities and counties
Decision-making Process	The Kansas Fights Addiction Act Grant Review Board approves spending of this share after consulting the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Insurance Department, and other stakeholders.	Localities decide autonomously
Supplantation	Prohibited	Not prohibited
Grant Funding	Yes. See the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) Grant Program page.	Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input	Depends on future programming (recurring opportunities not required)	Up to each locality (not required)
Advisory Body	Yes (required). See the KFA Grant Review Board. The Board is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.	Up to each locality (not required)
Expenditures	No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see KFA Grant Review Board’s annual reports (e.g., 2023 Annual Report) and the “Public Info on All Awarded KFA Grants” document here. See also Sunflower Foundation's KFA Grant Program reports (e.g., 2023 Grant Awards: Estimated Impact Reports).	No public reporting required (only intrastate)
Updates	For updates on the Kansas Fights Addiction Fund share, visit the Sunflower Foundation’s Kansas Fights Addiction page, bookmark the KFA Grant Review Board’s website, request to join the KFA Grant Review Board’s mailing list by emailing [e-mail], and subscribe to updates from United to Transform.	To find updates on the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department. See also the League of Kansas Municipalities’ Kansas Fights Addiction Act page.