Community resources
Regional council and local government resources
- Fact Sheet
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding
- Dashboard of Funding Allocations
- Opioid Settlement Region Map
- Regional Primary Contacts
- Opioid Approved Uses (Exhibit E from national settlements)
- Law Enforcement Approved Uses for Opioid Settlement Funds
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding Summary
- Colorado Opioid Memorandum of Understanding FAQ
- Local Government Opioid Escrow Agreement
- Distributor Settlement Agreement
- Janssen Settlement Agreement
Expenditure Reports are due in the Colorado Opioid Settlement Tracker (COST) portal by February 9, 2024, at 11:59pm. Expenditure Reports should include all expenditures of Opioid Funds through December 31, 2023
- Click here for the COST Step-By-Step Instructions for Local Governments
- Click here for the COST Step-By-Step Instructions for Regional Councils
- Click here for the Opioid Funds Expenditure Reporting FAQs
- Click here for the 2024 COST Local Government Reporting Demo Video
Registered users can access COST here: https://coag.my.site.com/cost. Reach out to Opioids@coag.gov with any question.
Sign up to receive the Opioid Response Unit newsletter
Sign up to receive the Behavioral Health Administration newsletter.
Reach out to the primary contact for your region to learn about settlement funds in your region.
Once you have identified a grant opportunity, reach out to the Consortium’s grant writing assistance program to assess if you may be eligible for assistance from a grant writer.
- Implementation Tools: John Hopkins School of Public Health
- Ten Indicators to Assess the Readiness of State and Local Governments to Receive the Opioid Settlement Funds
- National Academy for State Health Policy - Opioid Use Disorder State Policy Center
- Principles for the Use of Funds from the Opioid Litigation – John Hopkins School of Public Health
- National Association of Counties (NACo) Opioid Solutions Center
- Opioid Settlement Priorities: Recommendations from the Addiction Solutions Campaign
- Evidence Based Strategies for Abatement of Harms from the Opioid Epidemic
Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
The Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis: Commission Recommendations
Imagining a Just Response to the Overdose Crisis
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Saves Lives: National Academies