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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 25BCC027 to Recognize $370,261 in Year 3 Grant Funding to the Office of Emergency Services-EMS Division (OES-EMS) from the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and to Authorize the County Manager or Appropriate Designee to Sign and Execute All Related Documents, Contracts for Authorized and Approved Uses Associated with the Grant Program throughout the Grant's Period of Performance
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 14, 2024
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 25BCC027 to recognize $370,261 in year 3 grant funding to the Office of Emergency Services-EMS Division (OES-EMS) from the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and to authorize the County Manager to sign and execute all contracts for authorized and approved uses associated with the grant program throughout the grant's period of performance. The full grant amount for year 3 funding is $419,941, of which $49,680 was included in the approved FY 2024-25 budget for existing personnel costs.
The First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Support Services Act (FR-CARA) grant's purpose is to provide resources to first responders and members of other key community sectors at the state, tribal, and other government levels to train, carry and administer Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) approved drugs and devices for emergency reversal of known or suspected opioid overdose. As part of the grant application, OES has committed to establish processes, protocols, and mechanisms for: (1) referral to appropriate treatment and recovery support services support services, and (2) promote safety around fentanyl, carfentanil, and other dangerous licit and illicit drugs, and (3) provide naloxone to first responders for use dur...
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