TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: September 8, 2026
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UPDATE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES FOR GRANTS FROM THE CARON fOUNDATION SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENT FUNDS.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
The Commission is asked to receive and update on Requests for Applications prepared with the assistance of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and provide any feedback so the documents can be completed and released.
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Background:
At the City Commission's June 9, 2026 meeting, the Commission approved a spending plan for Opioid Litigation Settlement Funding for the 2026-2027 State Fiscal Year. Included in this were two programs that are to provide grants to outside entities:
$135,000.00 for Grants to Organizations to Provide Workforce and Job Assistance for Person at Risk of or with Opioid Use Disorder and other Co-occurring Disorders; and
$135,024.93 for Grants to Organizations to Provide Affordable and/or Supportive Housing for Person at Risk of or with Opioid Use Disorder and other Co-occurring
In approving these programs, the Commission also noted that Substance Abuse Education programs needed not be funded through the Opioid funds at the City had $947,566 dollars available for such programs through Caron Foundation Settlement funds. The Commission further requested that staff work with the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (OSAC) to create appropriate parameters and a process to obtain, review, and rank proposals from outside entities that wished to receive funding through these programs (both Opioid Litigation and Caron Foundation) to provide the desired services.
At their next regular meeting, the OSAC began discussion on various program parameters and particulars they felt appropriate for such grants for both Opioid and Caron Funds. With this information in hand, staff was able to find a Request for Applicati...
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