Contact:
Cheryl Foster, Project Manager, Idaho Behavioral Health Council
208-947-7515
cfoster@idcourts.net

Opioid Settlement Fund: Public Can Suggest Spending Priorities

The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is requesting public input on spending priorities for Idaho's state-directed opioid settlement fund.

As part of a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, the fund provides approximately $2 million a year for opioid abatement activities within Idaho. The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is charged with making recommendations to Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature for how these funds are spent each year.

Members of the public may submit ideas via email to IdahoBehavioralHealthCouncil@idcourts.net until July 31, 2025. To help inform submissions, examples of opioid abatement strategies that could be approved under the terms of Idaho’s settlement are available at this link. The Council will determine spending priorities at its quarterly meeting on Aug. 22, 2025.

For more information about this process and allowed uses for the opioid settlement fund, please visit https://behavioralhealthcouncil.idaho.gov/idaho-opioid-settlement-fund/.

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The Idaho Behavioral Health Council was established in 2020 by all three branches of state government. Our vision is that adults, children, and their families who live with mental illness and addiction receive the behavioral health care services they need, when they need them. Learn more..