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Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council allocates Publicis funds for SMART, approves vendor spending and clears path to contract with HUSL/MTSU
Summary
At a Jan. 23 emergency virtual meeting, the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council voted to earmark 35% of a publisher (Publicis) settlement for the SMART initiative, approved a second-year amendment for the council's SaaS vendor, denied a funding request from the University of Tennessee at Memphis and authorized staff to negotiate contracts with HUSL/
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council on Jan. 23 held a 100% virtual emergency meeting and took several funding and contracting actions, including setting aside 35% of a Publicis settlement to pay for the council-backed SMART initiative for two years, approving a second-year amendment for the council’s SaaS vendor, denying a multi-year funding request from UT Memphis, and authorizing staff to negotiate contracting details with HUSL Recovery and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to resolve vehicle procurement issues.
The council, chaired by Dr. Steven Lloyd, said the emergency meeting was necessary to expedite planning and community grant application timelines. Council members moved through a roll-call vote to confirm the meeting’s necessity before addressing funding and contracting items.
Why it matters: The council’s choices direct settlement dollars and grant contracts that fund treatment, outreach and support services across Tennessee. The decisions will affect how much money counties receive, whether the SMART initiative is funded from a publisher settlement, how vendor costs eat into…
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