REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Authorization to award an Opioid Settlement Fund Recovery Support Program grant to the Capital District Recovery Center
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Date: 7/30/25
Department: Mental Health
Attending Meeting: Dr. Stephen Giordano and Adam Kirkman
Submitted By: Adam Kirkman
Title: Special Projects Coordinator
Phone: 518-447-2057
Purpose of Request: Budget Amendment Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
Jihad S. El-Amin, Capital District Recovery Center, 45 Colvin Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 1 year
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $50,000
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☐ No ☒
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☒ No ☐
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: Enter text. County: Enter text.
State: 100% Local: Enter text.
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: See attached budget amendment
Revenue Amount: $50,000
Appropriation Account and Line: See attached budget amendment
Appropriation Amount: $50,000
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated, Cite Authority: Enter text.
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☒ No ☐
# of Response(s): Enter text.
# of MWBE: Enter text.
# of Veteran Business: Enter text.
Bond Resolution No.: Enter text.
Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: Enter text.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Department of Mental Health respectfully requests permission to award $50,000 in Opioid Settlement Funding to the Capital District Recovery Center in response to their application for funding through a non-competitive Recovery Support Program application released by ACDMH. CDRC will use these funds to implement prevention services at their Recovery Center.
The CDRC Prevention Program will be led by a Community Navigator who will work with individuals at high-risk of a substance use disorder due to current drug use, interest in receiving prevention support, or who come from neighborhoods with high substance use, illegal drug sales and associated crime. The goals of the program will to increase knowledge of the risks of substance use; how substances affect health, relationships and societal functioning; to build resilience and life skills; and to provide early intervention for those showing signs of potential substance misuse and/or underlying mental health issues.