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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC023 to Recognize $369,949 of Year-4 Funds to Support Grant Award #5H79TI084839-04 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.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 10, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC023 to recognize $369,949 in year 4 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 among for year 4 funding is $419,941, which includes $49,992 in personnel costs already budgeted in the Approved FY 2025-26 Budget.
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.
The grant has a period of performance from September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2026. Year - 1 period of performance ended September 29, 2023, and was recognized by the BOCC in the October 3, 2022, work session. Year - 2 period of performance ended September 29, 2024, and was recognized by the BOCC in the October 2, 2023, work session. Year - 3 period of performance ended September 29, 2024, and was recognized by the BOCC in the October 14, 2024, work session. It is a four (4) year project that is funded year to year subject to the availability of federal funds. Therefore, OES is requesting approval of year-4 funds. This is the final year of this grant unless SAMHSA offers an extension. The total federal funding potential if all 4-years as authorized and funded is $1,257,378.
OES-EMS will follow all County purchasing and contract guidance. Payments to the County under this award will be made available through the HHS Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is a centralized grants payment and cash management system, operated by the HHS Program Support Center (PSC), Division of Payment Management (DPM).
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County Strategic Goal: Safe and Resilient Community
Resource Persons: Helen Tripp, EMS Program Manager; Mark Lockhart, OES Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC023 to recognize $369,949 in year - 4 grant funding to the Office of Emergency Services-EMS Division (OES-EMA) 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 and purchases for authorized and approved uses associated with the grant program throughout the grant’s period of performance.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________