Opioid Settlement Funds

Community Meetings

Cumberland County Department of Public Health is facilitating a series of community meetings in September and October 2024 to provide an update on current projects and services supported by Opioid Settlement Funds and to receive input about the strategies that may be supported with future opioid settlement funds. 

Individuals unable to attend the meeting are invited to provide input via an online survey. The survey is available in English and Spanish here until October 9,  2024. 

Sept. 10, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Headquarters Library Pate Room

300 Maiden Lane

Fayetteville, NC 28301

Sept. 26, Thursday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Eastover Civic Center

4008 School St.

Eastover, N.C. 28312

Oct. 8, Tuesday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Spring Lake Library

101 Laketree Blvd.

Spring Lake, NC 28390

Oct. 10, Thursday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Hope Mills Library

3411 Golfview Rd.

Hope Mills, NC 28348

Click here for more information. 

In August 2022, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved the utilization of opioid settlement funds to support multi-year pilot projects that align with evidence-based, high-impact strategies defined in the MOA. These strategies include:

• Early intervention
• Evidence-based addiction treatment for the uninsured and underinsured
• Programs to support people in treatment and recovery
• Recovery support services
• Recovery housing
• Employment related services
• Re-entry services
• Criminal justice diversion programs

After a competitive Request for Proposals process, the following agencies were selected to receive 2 years of funding. Implementation of these projects will begin in Fall 2023. 

Opioid settlement funds is also supporting the purchase of Narcan ($35,000), syringe service programs ($35,000), a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program at Cumberland County Detention Center ($200,000), and a C-FORT Recovery Resource Center ($650,000). Learn more about the approved use of funds..

Monthly updates about local use of the opioid settlement funds are provided during the Cumberland Fayetteville Opioid Response Team (C-FORT) Meetings. Ongoing feedback about the use of opioid settlement funds is collected. 

Learn more about the Local Spending Plans and Past Spending Plans.

Since 2021, Attorney General Josh Stein announced a historic $56 billion in national settlements that will help bring desperately needed resources to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The state of North Carolina and all 100 counties, including Cumberland County, joined the agreement.

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State and local government directs how opioid settlement funds are distributed in our state. These potential settlements and resolutions could bring as much as $850 million to North Carolina over an 18-year period to support state and local efforts to address the epidemic.

Cumberland County Government is estimated to receive $30,713,941 over an 18-year period (2022-2038). The City of Fayetteville is estimated to receive $3,607,564 during the same 18-year period. 

Click to learn more about the North Carolina Payment schedule. Estimated payments are subject to change. 

Before spending settlement funds, every local county or municipality must first select which opioid mitigation strategies they would like to fund. Learn more about the mitigation strategies.

Learn more about the feedback process that was conducted in 2022 and review a community meeting.

Learn more about the Opioid Settlement Funds 

NC Opioid Settlement 

Opioids MOA One-Pager 

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