This Community Guide will describe how New Jersey is spending its opioid settlements and whether New Jersey is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for counties, cities, townships, and boroughs
Decision-making Process
The New Jersey Department of Human Services decides after consulting the .
Localities decide autonomously, but counties must establish and consult their County Advisory Councils.
Supplantation
Prohibited
Prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See .
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input
Yes (the Advisory Council is required to solicit public input; see also )
Generally, yes (public comments required at public meetings)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the .
The Advisory Council is required to include at least two members with lived and/or living experience.
Yes (required). Counties receiving opioid settlement funds must establish County Advisory Councils.
County Advisory Councils must include at least one member with lived and/or living experience.
Expenditures
Public reporting required. See “State” reports .
Public reporting required. See “Subdivisions” reports .
Updates
For updates on the state share, visit the state’s , including its page.
For updates on the local share, see the state’s page, which links to subdivisions’ annual reports and examples of strategic plans. To find other updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your board of county commissioners, city/town council, or local health department. Alcohol and Drug Use Directors for each county can also be found .
$1.18 billion[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
50% to the state and 50% to local governments
State-Local Agreement (Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of New Jersey and Local Governments on Opioid Litigation Recoveries); Legislation (N.J. Stat. Secs.26:2G-39 through 26:2G-43); Executive Order (Executive Order No. 323); Bylaws (Bylaws of the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council)