Tucson updates opioid settlement spending and Safer Center operations; ROSAC to consider additional allocations
Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
City and county coordinating committees reported $31 million in regional opioid settlement receipts and $5.88 million already allocated to grantees. ROSAC allocated $300,000 to reissue a mobile services RFP; remaining funds may support Safer Center operations or conversion of Desert Cove shelter to a post‑incarceration recovery center. A University of Arizona evaluation report is expected in April.
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City staff and regional partners updated council on opioid settlement funds and related program activity.
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