Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 15%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to submit an application to the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Community-Based Opioid Recovery Efforts Grant Program for grant funds in the amount of $250,000, with no required match, for the FY2025 Behavioral Health Reentry Bridge Initiative project.
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Background and Discussion:
The Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC) released the FY25 Community-Based Opioid Recovery Efforts (CORE) Grant Program to fund evidence-based community initiatives aimed at remediating opioid-related harms across Texas. Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is eligible to apply for up to $250,000 under Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) Region 6. HCPH is seeking the court's permission to submit an application. HCPH proposes to utilize the funds to implement the Behavioral Health Reentry Bridge Initiative, which will expand behavioral health and substance use services for justice-involved individuals, focusing on those exiting the Harris County Women's Jail. This initiative will strengthen three existing HCPH programs - the Substance Use Program (SUP), ACCESS reentry services cohort, and Behavioral Health - by introducing behavioral health and substance use screening at reentry po...
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