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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Texas Harm Reduction Alliance to provide outreach, harm reduction education, and peer recovery support for a 12-month term beginning September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, with one 12-month extension option in an amount not to exceed $600,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,200,000.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $600,000 is available from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund. Funding for extension options is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
June 16, 2022 - Council approved Resolution No. 20220616-53 declaring a public health crisis in the City related to drug overdoses and directing the City Manager to address the drug overdose crisis by investing in harm reduction strategies utilizing opioid settlement payments, coordinating with the Public Health Commission, Council, and Travis County Commissioners Court, create a data dashboard and public education campaign, and amend the City's Legislative Program, on an 11-0 vote.
September 14, 2023 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20230914-72 to accept and appropriate $2,000,420 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the Austin Travis County Substance Use and Misuse Expanded Programming for Increased Community Awareness and Capacity to Prevent Substance Use Disorder Morbidity and Mortality grant, on an 8-0 vote with Council Members Alison Alter, Harper-Madison, and Pool absent.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Akeshia Johnson Smothers, Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Akeshia Johnson-Smothers, Social Services Agreement Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Ju...
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