Opioid Settlement Funds

In July 2021, Attorney General Josh Stein announced a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed help 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 $16,984,644 over an 18-year period (2022-2038). The City of Fayetteville is estimated to receive $1,994,964 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.

How would you like to see the opioid settlement funds distributed?

Take the survey.

Attend a Community Meeting 

Cumberland County is facilitating a series of community meetings in May and June 2022 to receive input about the strategies that may be supported with funded. Feedback will be shared with the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and Fayetteville City Council to determine how funds will be spent. 

Tuesday, May 24
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Headquarters Library Pate Room
300 Maiden Lane
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Tuesday, June 7
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Hope Mills Library
3411 Golfview Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348

Tuesday, June 14
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Spring Lake Library
101 Laketree Blvd.
Spring Lake, NC 28390

Wednesday, June 22
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Eastover Civic Center
4008 School Street
Eastover, NC 28312

Learn more about the Opioid Settlement Funds 

NC Opioid Settlement 

Opioids MOA One-Pager 

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