Awarded settlement funds: A designated state agency or statewide opioid abatement fund has published its intention to allocate a dollar amount to a specific abatement program, activity, strategy, service, or support OR an appropriation of settlement funds has been made through a legislative process. Due to the nature of budgeting and procurement processes, this funding could be in the process of being budgeted, obligated, expended, or disbursed.

Published general priorities or recommendations to guide spending: A state agency, abatement council, or advisory council has published priority areas of focus or recommended strategies to address the opioid crisis with settlement dollars but may or may not have allocated settlement funding yet.

Statewide reporting of local spending: NASHP will not be tracking every spending example at the local level, but this category includes states that have published dashboards or reports that include local expenditures.