Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced a new online dashboard allowing Kentuckians to track how opioid settlement funds are being spent across the Commonwealth. The dashboard, created in partnership with the University of Kentucky’s Rapid Actionable Data for Response (RADOR) team, was unveiled by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KYOAAC) to provide the public with quick access to state and local spending information. Since 2023, the Commission has awarded hundreds of grants totaling over $86 million for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. This comes as Kentucky anticipates receiving nearly $1 billion in total from national opioid settlement agreements.
Under Kentucky law, every local jurisdiction receiving these settlement dollars must report its expenditures annually. According to the newly launched tracking platform at kyoaac.ky.gov/dashboard, cumulative reporting through the end of Fiscal Year 2025 shows that the Wayne County Fiscal Court received $408,700 in total opioid abatement funding. During the 2025 fiscal year, Wayne County disbursed $129,800 of those funds across 10 local programs—allocating $71,100 to five treatment and recovery recipients and $58,700 to five prevention recipients. This leaves the county with an unspent balance of $252,000 remaining in its treasury to combat the ongoing drug crisis. Meanwhile, data shows the City of Monticello received $19,100 in settlement funds through FY2025, but reported no disbursements during the fiscal year, retaining its full balance for future local initiatives.