This information was compiled based on information from publicly available legislation, state memorandums or executive orders, state websites, and press releases, as well as supplemental interviews with state officials with a role in administering opioid settlement funding.
It offers a snapshot of settlement spending and priorities at the state level (e.g., funding administered by state agencies or designated statewide abatement funds) as well as laws, agreements, and processes that the state has established for allocating funds. NASHP does not track spending at the local or county level, but includes any relevant state-level reports or dashboards that capture local spending within a state. For details on the definitions used here, check out the definitions at the bottom of this page. You can also get an overview of opioid settlement decisions in all states.
Settlement Spending Status
Background
Oklahoma’s Opioid Abatement Board is authorized through legislation to review and approve applications for state settlement funding, with support from the state’s Office of the Attorney General. The board’s funding decisions are guided by priority strategies and application evaluation criteria outlined in a resource created by a local state nonprofit.
Has the state awarded settlement funds?
Yes. The Opioid Abatement Board releases information on grant awards through press releases and has now completed two rounds of grant awards. In the most recent round, released in August 2025, the board approved $16.6 million in grant to communities and school districts across the state for treatment and recovery programs, mental health assistance, and education strategies.
Has the state announced priorities or recommendations for spending?
Yes. The Attorney General’s Office contracted with the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative, a local nonprofit in Oklahoma, to develop a list of priority opioid abatement strategies that will inform allocations from the state share of settlement funding. The list features eight priority strategies, including medications for opioid use disorder, contingency management, and recovery housing, and also provides criteria for assessing the quality of proposed projects to assist in evaluation of grant applications.
Previous spending details
In June 2024, the Opioid Abatement Board awarded its first round of grants totaling $11 million to a variety of counties, cities, school districts, and trusts. The largest award funds a joint project by the City of Tulsa and Tulsa Public Schools, which will coordinate local opioid abatement efforts through law enforcement and a nonprofit.
Statewide reporting of local spending
Not applicable.
State Settlement Website or Dashboard
Spending Plans and Agreements
Not applicable.
Process for Settlement Disbursement
Legislation creates an Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund, to be disbursed by the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board, which is administratively attached to the Office of the Attorney General. The state legislature appropriated $10,220,000 to this fund in 2020. It also appropriated settlement money to several departments (Health Care Authority, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Corrections, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control, Attorney General’s Office) in a 2021 law.
State and Political Subdivision Split
Structure
Abatement-Fund Controlled (>50 percent of funding controlled by statewide abatement fund)
Allocation Formula
The statewide Opioid Abatement Board is tasked with making grant awards to political subdivisions based on a formula that includes the number of people with opioid use disorder, the number of overdose deaths, and the amount of opioids distributed within that subdivision.
Role of Advisory Committee
The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has authority to make spending decisions for the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund.
State Annual Report
Not applicable.
