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
The Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust administers and reports on funding from the state share of opioid settlements. The trust recently announced grant awardees from the first round of funding offered from the state share and operates a dashboard that lists award details, categorizing each award under harm reduction, prevention, recovery, treatment, research and evaluation, first responders, or training.
Has the state awarded settlement funds?
Yes. In 2024, the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust announced its first round of grant awardees from the state share of settlement funding. Awards are allocated over either one- or two-year project periods and are broken down into project category (e.g., prevention, treatment), implementation location, amount, organization name, and application name. Projects can also be broken into categories based on what they offer (e.g., allocates naloxone or provides housing). The projects receiving the largest amount of total funding include those under “building partnerships to address overdose in rural Georgia” and family addiction services.
Has the state announced priorities or recommendations for spending?
No publicly available information.
Previous spending details
Not applicable.
Statewide reporting of local spending
State Settlement Website or Dashboard
Process for Settlement Disbursement
State and Political Subdivision Split
Structure
Allocation Formula
Role of Advisory Committee
State Annual Report
Not applicable.
