Topic: Attorney General’s settlement dollars

12 April 2001

This is a follow-up to the conversation from the March Director’s Meeting regarding programs contacting the Attorney General’s (AG’s) office for settlement dollars (for program use). 

The best way for programs to inquire about the availability of settlement dollars is via the AG’s field representatives.  Once a relationship is established with your field rep, he or she will be able to more effectively lobby the AG’s office on your behalf.  According to the AG’s office, working through a field representative is the preferred and most effective way to inquire about settlement dollars. A breakdown of all the field representatives, the area they cover, and contact phone numbers is enclosed for your reference. 

Please remember that settlement dollars are charitable dollars recovered from lawsuits, scams, etc., and there is no rhyme or reason as to their availability.  The Attorney General’s office cannot guarantee the availability of these dollars, though it is often to a program’s advantage to inquire and put in requests as needed.  These dollars should be considered supplemental—in other words, do not plan on program necessities being funded by settlement dollars; availability is too inconsistent.

If you have questions about any of this information, please contact Emily Strang Tarbert at the Ohio CASA/GAL Association office at 1.800.891.6446, or via e-mail at emily@ohiocasa.org.