About the Settlements

In 2021-2022, Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a series of historic settlements between the State of Florida and the manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of opioids that will provide more than $3 billion to Florida over the next eighteen years.
Years 1-6: 40%
Years 7-9: 35%
Years 10-12: 34%
Years 13-15: 33%
Years 16-18: 30%
Martin County is considered a non-entitlement county based on population size. In this case, monies are received in two separate allocations. One allocation comes directly to the County and the estimate of funding is as follows:
Year | Estimated Distribution | Status |
---|---|---|
2022 | $166,450.36 | Received 12/22 |
2023 | $374,185.81 | Received 12/23 |
2024 | $196,244.53 | Awaiting |
2025 | $203,452.49 | Awaiting |
2026 | $142,907.24 | Awaiting |
2027 | $186,220.20 | Awaiting |
2028 | $201,313.03 | Awaiting |
2029 | $204,906.56 | Awaiting |
2030 | $204,906.56 | Awaiting |
2031 | $188,840.91 | Awaiting |
2032 | $172,326.66 | Awaiting |
2033 | $159,585.81 | Awaiting |
2034 | $173,399.14 | Awaiting |
2035 | $173,399.14 | Awaiting |
2036 | $173,399.14 | Awaiting |
2037 | $152,913.12 | Awaiting |
2038 | $152,913.12 | Awaiting |
2039 | $68,423.87 | Awaiting |
Since we are a non-entitlement county, funds will also be directed through our local Managing Entity, Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network. These funds will be disbursed to the county through an executed contract between Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network and Martin County Board of County Commissioners.
Year | Estimated Distribution | Status |
---|---|---|
2023 | $1,473,407 | Received 12/23 |
2024 | $705,073 | Awaiting |
2025 | $763,637 | Awaiting |
2026 | $785,066 | Awaiting |
2027 | $605,050 | Awaiting |
2028 | $556,755 | Awaiting |
2029 | $526,292 | Awaiting |
2030 | $535,640 | Awaiting |
2031 | $535,640 | Awaiting |
2032 | $479,708 | Awaiting |
2033 | $437,559 | Awaiting |
2034 | $404,945 | Awaiting |
2035 | $426,894 | Awaiting |
2036 | $426,894 | Awaiting |
2037 | $426,894 | Awaiting |
2038 | $341,997 | Awaiting |
2039 | $341,997 | Awaiting |
2040 | $153,262 | Awaiting |
Please refer to the Florida Opioid Allocation and Statewide Response Agreement (PDF), which outlines the agreement between the State of Florida Department of Legal Affairs, the Office of the Attorney General, and certain local governments in Florida. This document details the Core Strategies that opioid funds should be allocated towards.
Core Strategies for fund use:
This list is subject to change.
Support treatment and recovery courts that provide evidence-based options for persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
Support treatment and recovery courts that provide evidence-based options for persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions.
Engage non-profits and faith-based communities as systems to support prevention.
Provide the full continuum of care of treatment and recovery services for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, including supportive housing, peer support services and counseling, community navigators, case management, and connections to community-based services.
Provide employment training or educational services for persons in treatment for or recovery from OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH condition.
Various treatment providers in the community $130,000.00 Provide counseling, peer-support, recovery case management and residential treatment with access to medications for those who need it to persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions. Provide treatment and/or MAT to those who need it in the community.
Provide funding for staff training or networking programs and services to improve the capacity of government, community, and not-for-profit entities to abate the opioid crisis.
Engage non-profits and faith-based communities as systems to support prevention.
Address the needs of pregnant women and their families, including babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Provide employment training or educational services for persons in treatment for or recovery from OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH condition.
Engage non-profits and faith-based communities as systems to support prevention.
Engage non-profits and faith-based communities as systems to support prevention.