INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM July 2, 2025
TO: Brook Bassan, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
SUBJECT:
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Request for FY26 Substance Use Treatment Voucher Contract for Engender, Inc. to
Exceed $100,000 Funding Aggregate
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The Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness, Behavioral Health & Wellness Division, is supplementing an existing agreement with Engender, Inc., an agency eligible to contract through a professional/technical services contract as a Network Substance Use Treatment provider. The supplemental agreement for Engender, Inc., for a total amount of $220,000, is based on the past fiscal years’ billable services. Engender, Inc., is a Non-Profit entity and meets the performance standards as set forth in the Albuquerque Minimum Standards for Substance use Treatment Services.
Licensed agency clinicians perform comprehensive drug and alcohol assessments on all applicants seeking admission into their program. Once the client is approved, a voucher subsidizing treatment services is issued for the client, and contractors receive payment from the General Fund for the treatment services provided.
The Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness has established units of service and service rates. All together, the contracts for network providers under this Substance Use Treatment voucher program will not exceed the total available fund allocated in the FY-26 budget for substance use treatment vouchers.
The Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness respectfully forwards this request to the City Council for consideration and action.
Legislation Title: Request for FY26 Substance Use Treatment Voucher Contract for Engender, Inc. to Exceed $100,000 Funding Aggregate
Approved: Approved as to Legal Form:
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Samantha Sengel, EdD Date City Attorney Date
Chief Administrative Officer
Recommended:
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Gilbert Ramirez, Director Date
Dept. of Health, Housing and Homelessness