DEPARTMENT
Superior Court Administration
REQUESTED ACTION
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Request approval to renew a Memorandum of Agreement with Applied Research Services, Inc. ("ARS"), effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $30,000. ARS will support the Fulton County Peer Recovery Support Services Project by providing program evaluation, research, data collection and analysis. This request represents the third (3) of four (4) one-year renewal terms, coinciding with and contingent upon continued grant funding through SAMHSA grant #5H79TI081170-04 and the approval of the Board of Commissioners. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION
West's Code of Georgia ? 36-10-1; All official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons in behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered on its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM
Justice and Safety
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
Scope of Work: Applied Research Services, Inc. (ARS) will support the Fulton County Peer Recovery Support Project (PRSS) by: Supporting the planning and sustainment of PRSS through proactive program evaluation, rigorous research, data collection and analysis, provision of evaluation feedback in written and oral forms, and assisting with production of deliverables required per the grant, including data and programmatic reports required by SAMHSA. Additionally, ARS will track key outcomes identified by Fulton County, in its SAMHSA grant application as well as any other outcomes required by the funder, such as, the degree to which frequent utilizers demonstrate reduced ER visits, hospitalizations, and jail bed days. ARS will also obtain approval and ongoing oversight of these evaluation and research activities by a qualified Independent Institutional Review Board (IRB).
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