Summary
Funding to address the opioid epidemic totaled more than $1.1 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017. The grants are administered by the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ). This Issue Brief provides an overview of the programs and funds awarded to date.
This report is accompanied by a spreadsheet (available on our website to FFIS database subscribers) that provides HHS and DOJ awards by state for FY 2016 and FY 2017.