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County approves roughly $1.2 million in opioid-settlement grants after RFA process

Indian River County Board of County Commissioners · December 10, 2025
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The board approved a round of awards from opioid settlement funds recommended by the county’s Public Safety Coordinating Council and an RFA review panel; five applications met criteria for funding, with monitoring and metrics required of awardees, staff said.

Amanda Busban of the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network and Carrie Lester, CEO of Thrive, told the Board of County Commissioners that staff issued a short RFA to allocate unspent opioid-settlement funds based on a county needs assessment.

Busban said the RFA received nine applications; six advanced to oral presentations and…

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