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Council reviews $720,206 in proposed 2026 alcohol and drug grants; committee recommends full funding
Summary
City staff said the Special Alcohol and Drug (SAD) grant committee recommended awarding about $720,206 to prevention and treatment programs for 2026. The committee recommended full funding of applicants, including one new applicant, and will return next week for formal approval.
City staff presented recommendations for the 2026 special alcohol and drug (SAD) grants totaling about $720,206, saying the review committee and the SAD advisory council had recommended funding applicants at their full requested amounts.
"The city is estimating that we will have a little over $720,000 available for this grant in 2026," said Carrie Higgins, housing division director and member of the SAD grant review committee. Higgins said the funding comes from the state liquor tax, which by statute allocates a portion for alcohol- and drug-related prevention and treatment programs.
Higgins explained the timetable: the RFP released in June, applications due in July, committee scoring in August and advisory-council vote in September, with a one-week appeal period that produced no appeals this year. She said one new agency, NEAR, applied with a justice-involved recovery services program and that projected revenue allowed the committee to recommend full funding of applicants.
The council did not vote on the recommendations at the meeting; staff said they will return on Oct. 21 to request formal approval.
