The Public Health and Wellness Fund Act of 2021, amended most recently in 2023, dedicates $100 million in settlement funds from opioid and e-cigarette lawsuits for a variety of public health programs, including $76 million for drug treatment capital projects. Specifically, the new PHWFA provides $2.8M over the next eight years for a “Smoking Cessation Fund.”

The Act established by Principal Chief Hoskin and Deputy Chief Warner also dedicates 7% of the tribe’s annual third-party health insurance collected to physical and mental wellness programs, generating millions of dollars per year for these efforts.