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. As of September 2023, payments have been allocated as follows.
*Source: Illinois Attorney General (September 27, 2023). Governor’s Opioid Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee.
Remediation Fund
The Remediation Fund has received payments of $105.8 million as of September 2023.
A total of $78.8 million has been approved for specific abatement strategies, but not yet awarded. For FY23-24, $11.25 million of Remediation Fund monies were approved for the following IDHS programs:
- Access Narcan
- Community Intervention Services
- Illinois Prescription Monitoring Services
As of September 2023, $3.3 million in grant agreements have been awarded to those programs.
Unallocated funds in the Remediation Fund total $23.7 million.
*Source: Office of Opioid Settlement Administration, September 2023
Approved Abatement Uses to Date*
| Strategy | Amount |
|---|---|
| Naloxone or Other FDA-Approved Drug to Reverse Opioid Overdoses – IM Naloxone | $7.5M |
| Medication-Assisted Treatment / Medication-Assisted Recovery | $18M |
| Services for Pregnant and Postpartum People with Opioid Use Disorder | $6M |
| Warm Handoff and Recovery-Oriented Services | $21M |
| Treatment for Incarcerated Population | $6M |
| Prevention Programs | $18.8M |
| Evidence-Based Data Collection and Research Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Abatement Strategies Within the State | $1.5M |
Total Funds Approved: $78.8M
*Source: Office of Opioid Settlement Administration, September 2023
Future Payments
Payments to the Remediation Fund are projected to continue to 2038 and are currently estimated to total $763 million for settlements finalized to date
*Source: Illinois Attorney General (September 27, 2023). Governor’s Opioid Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee.
Updated 10/2023
References
- 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
- Illinois Attorney General. (July 13, 2023). Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board Meeting.