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.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
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 , the , the , and other stakeholders.
Localities decide autonomously
Supplantation
Prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See the 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 .
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., ) and the “Public Info on All Awarded KFA Grants” document .
See also Sunflower Foundation's reports (e.g., ).
No public reporting required (only intrastate)
Updates
For updates on the Kansas Fights Addiction Fund share, visit the Sunflower Foundation’s page, bookmark the KFA Grant Review Board’s , request to join the KFA Grant Review Board’s mailing list by emailing , and from .
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’ page.
$332.41 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
75% to the state and 25% to local governments
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)