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Brevard County approves nearly $5.98 million in opioid-abatement awards amid complaints about RFA scoring
Summary
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners approved $5,984,640 in opioid-abatement awards drawn from settlement funds, allocating grants to jail-based treatment, expansion of medication-assisted treatment, drug-court services and recovery supports after staff outlined the recommendation process and a volunteer raised concerns about how separate RFAs were scored.
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve $5,984,640 in opioid-abatement funding on March 17, directing settlement dollars to local providers that will provide jail-based medication-assisted treatment, drug-court services, recovery supports and expanded behavioral-health capacity.
Staff said the awards followed a competitive request-for-awards process. "Purchasing services released the opioid misuse abatement funding request or RFA," said Lanita, the staff member presenting the item, summarizing the review and recommendation steps that led to the board item. "Twenty-one applications moved forward to the TIP recommendation subcommittee," she said, and the committee recommended awards across prioritized categories that match the state's approved uses for settlement funds.
The board packet and staff presentation listed the recommendation totals: $2.0…
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