Committee advances $1.5M opioid-settlement contract to expand Rx/ARCS Kids cash-transfer program
Mar 16, 2026
The City’s Public Health & Safety committee voted to send contract 6007651 — a $1.5 million award to Michigan State University funded by opioid settlements — to new business with a recommendation to approve. Program representative Luke Schafer described evidence from Michigan pilots showing improved prenatal care and birth outcomes.
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The Detroit Public Health & Safety Standing Committee on March 16 advanced a $1,500,000 contract (No. 6007651) with Michigan State University to administer the Rx/ARCS Kids cash-transfer program, sending the contract to new business with a recommendation to approve.
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