At the October 21, 2025 Council Meeting, Council approved the award of five (5) proposals that were submitted in response to a formal solicitation for the use of the City's Opioid Settlement Grant funds. The bids were awarded as follows:
- Rivyve Behaviorial Health, Inc. - $100,000
- Cornerstone Mission Project, Inc - $97,075
- Hope Lives-Vive La Esperanza - $25,000
- Terros Health - $25,000
- Mohave Substance Abuse Treatment and Education Prevention Partnership (MSTEPP) - $25,000
The approved use of the funds awarded to MSTEPP included:
Outreach $10,500
Supplies/Materials $1,100
Other - Contract/Rentals $11,000
In-Direct Cost $2,400
The Other - Contract/Rentals amount of $11,000 included $4,000 per year for 2 years for a total of $8,000 for the purpose of providing scholarships to underprivileged youth to participate in healthy organized activities. Due to a low number of applicants for these scholarship opportunities, MSTEPP is requesting $3,000 of these funds be reprogrammed to cover the costs of travel to allow the agency to take two (2) MSTEPP Youth Coalition - Standing up for Our Peers members to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Forum on February 1st -5th in Washington, D.C. The forum hosts 4,000+ youth and adults providing training on leadership and development for building a strong foundation for youth coalitions.
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Approve the reprogramming request to move $3,000 of Opioid Settlement Grant funds awarded to MSTEPP from Other-Contracts/Rentals to Travel
Approve the reprogramming of $3,000 of the previously approved Opioid Settlement Grant funds awarded to MSTEPP to be moved from Other - Contract/Rentals to Travel.