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Approval Of Contract with Duke University Cancer Center in the Amount Of $118,000.00 to Provide Development of Substance use Training, Educational Resources, and Awareness Materials to Support Patients, Providers, and Community Partners Affiliated with Duke Cancer Center (DCC), as well as Delivery of Developed Trainings to Relevant DCC Staff
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 9, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to execute a contract with Duke Cancer Center in the amount of $118,000.00 of year-4 No-Cost Extension funds to support a project with Duke Cancer Center funded by grant award #5H79TI084839-04 Revision 5 (No-Cost Extension) 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).
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 during opioid overdose calls for service.
Year - 4 period of performance ended September 29, 2026, and was recognized by the BOCC in the December 8, 2025, work session. It was a four (4) year project that is funded year to year subject to the availability of federal funds. SAMHSA has granted a Year - 4 No-Cost Extension (NCE) to allow use of remaining unobligated funds that were approved in previous years by the BOCC. This NCE extends the grant to the final year ending September 29, 2027. The total federal funding awarded by SAMHSA and approved by the BOCC is $1,257,378. The remaining unobligated funds for the NCE are $235,709.96.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County Focus Area 3: Safe and Resilient Community Initiative 2a: Innovate and strengthen emergency response and prevention systems
Resource Persons: Mark Lockhart, Office of Emergency Services Director, Helen Tripp, OES MIH Program Manager
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the County Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $118,000 with Duke Cancer Center project to provide development of substance use training, educational resources, and awareness materials to support patients, providers, and community partners affiliated with Duke Cancer Center (DCC), as well as delivery of developed trainings to relevant DCC staff
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County Manager: ____________________________