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Subject: Acceptance Of SAMHSA ReCAST Grant
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Accepting And Appropriating A Grant Awarded By The United States Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) In The Amount Of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) To Be Disbursed In Equal Payments Of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Annually For Five Years For The Resiliency In Communities After Stress And Trauma (Recast) Program From September 29, 2021 Through September 30, 2026;
(2) Approving 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Project Manager I And 0.50 Full Time Equivalent Administrative Assistant II Positions In The Human Services Department From September 29, 2021 To September 30, 2026 For Required Program Implementation;
(3) Awarding Grant Agreements To Various Non-Profit And Public Agencies To Provide Trauma Informed Behavioral Health Services To High-Risk Youth And Their Families Impacted By Violence And Systemic Racism From October 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2022; And
(4) Waiving Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirements And Awarding Professional Service Agreements To Resource Development Associates In An Amount Not To Exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) And Bright Research Group In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred, Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) For One-Year Terms From September 29, 2021 Through September 30, 2022 To Provide Services Necessary To Fulfill The Requirements Of The Recast Grant