Approvals for tobacco and harm-reduction funding
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The Health and Safety committee meeting was canceled and the consent agenda was approved. Items approved include a $910,238 grant for tobacco education and rollovers totaling $465,667.59 to expand opioid recovery and harm-reduction services citywide.
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What this means
The committee did not meet but approved several consent items without discussion. The city will accept a $910,238 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment to fund community tobacco education and cessation programs through June 30, 2027. Two contract amendments roll over unspent Year 2 funds ($124,962.53 and $340,705.06) into Year 3 to expand services for people affected by opioid misuse and to grow harm-reduction outreach; neither amendment changes contract terms or overall capacity. Residents can expect continued or expanded tobacco-prevention and overdose-prevention services across the city.
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- Committee canceled; consent agenda approved without discussion.
- Approved grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for the Tobacco Education, Prevention and Cessation Program for $910,238.00 through 6-30-2027 (Council Resolution 26-0694).
- Approved contract amendment for Advocates for Recovery Colorado to roll over $124,962.53 of unspent Year 2 funds into the Year 3 budget to expand services to marginalized groups affected by opioid misuse; no change to contract term or capacity (Council Resolution 26-0695).
- Approved contract amendment for Colorado Health Network to roll over $340,705.06 of unspent Year 2 funds into the Year 3 budget to expand the Access Point harm-reduction program and mobile outreach; no change to contract term or capacity (Council Resolution 26-0707).
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