Settlements Information​

Settlement Funds Allocation

The Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement governs how funds from any national multistate opioid settlement will be allocated throughout the state.

The Allocation Agreement establishes that 55% of funds will go to the Illinois Opioid Remediation Fund, 20% of the funds are to be allocated to the state; and 25% directly to Illinois subdivisions (Local Governmental Units) including all counties and eligible municipalities.

Pursuant to an additional agreement between the state and the city of Chicago, a portion of the state’s 20% share will go directly to the city for abatement. purposes. To date, payments have been allocated as follows.

*Information current as of August 1, 2024

Remediation Fund

The Remediation Fund received payments of $231.22 million as of August 1, 2024. The following table details the recommendations that have been made by the Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board and approved by the Governor’s Steering Committee for abatement uses.

Approved Recommendations

RecommendationAmountFiscal yearProcurement ProcessNOFO Awards (Annualized)Total Expenditures
(through FY2024)
Community Intervention Services$3,000,000FY23Expansion of Services$1,860,978
Access Narcan$4,500,000FY23-24Expansion of Services$4,500,000
IL-PMP$3,750,000FY23-24Expansion of Services$3,750,000
IM Naloxone and Other FDA-Approved drugs to reverse overdose$3,000,000FY24-26NOFO$1,000,000
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Mobile MAR$15,000,000FY24-26NOFO$15,000,000
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Pregnant and post-partum people and their families $6,000,000FY24-26NOFO$2,000,000
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Warm handoff programs and recovery services$6,000,000FY24-26NOFO$6,000,000
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Treatment for incarcerated population $6,000,000FY24-26IGA-IDOC
Prevention programs $15,000,000FY24-26NOFO$5,000,000
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Data collection & analysis$1,500,000FY24-26NOFO$500,000
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CORS model $15,000,000FY24-26NOFO$4,540,178
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Capital improvements0Pending
Harm Reduction$15,000,000FY25-27IGA-IDHP
Opioid Training and Technical Assistance Center (OTTAC)$12,000,000FY25-27NOFONot yet published
Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)$9,600,000FY25-27NOFONot yet published
Contingency ManagementPending

*Source: OOSA, Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board (July 18, 2024) and Governors Opioid and Recovery Steering Committee (August 23, 2024 ).

Future Payments

Payments to the Remediation Fund are projected to continue to 2038 and are currently estimated to total approximately $772.57 million for settlements finalized to date.

*Source: Illinois Attorney General. Current as of August 1, 2024

Updated 9/2024

References

  1. Executive Order 2022-19.  (2022). Order regarding the administration of settlement proceeds received from illinois’ opioid litigation and creating the illinois opioid remediation advisory board and the office of opioid settlement administration. https://www.illinois.gov/government/executive-orders/executive-order.executive-order-number-19.2022.html
  2. Illinois Attorney General.  (January 18, 2024). Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board Meeting.