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Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Texas Harm Reduction Alliance to provide substance misuse services to low-income individuals in Austin/Travis County to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $140,000 for the 12-month term ending March on 31, 2026, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $4,594,510. Funding: $140,000 is available in the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $140,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund. Funding for extension options is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
March 27, 2025 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 5 to the agreement with Texas Harm Reduction Alliance to provide substance misuse services to individuals with low income in Austin and Travis County for a 12-month term, through March 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $684,085, and adding one additional extension option, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $4,454,510.
March 25, 2021 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of agreements to provide substance misuse services to low-income individuals in Austin and Travis County with the following three social service agencies: Central Texas Community Health Centers, dba CommUnity Care, for a 12-month term ending March 31,2022 and three 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $203,111, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $812,444; Texas Harm Reduction Alliance in an amount not to exceed $684,085 for ongoing services and S350,000 in one-time funding for a mobile unit vehicle, for a total amount not exceed $1,034,085 for a 12-month term ending March 31, 2022, and three 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $684,085, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $3,086,340. Austin Recovery, Inc. for a 12-month...
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