The FY2024 report certifies the Opioids Needs Assessment with Public Consulting Group at 142,727.41 expended, under the primary category Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention (pp3 to 4). The FY2025 report certifies the same assessment at 101,948.22 expended, under the same primary category (pp3 to 4). Both reports describe the program as qualitative and quantitative research (p3) and select the Schedule B strategy Research (FY2024 p4, FY2025 p5). The FY2025 report expects it to reach 0 clients (p4). The ledger shows eleven payments to Public Consulting Group under contract 23-184, check 72493 on 03/22/2024 to check 81423 on 11/27/2024, a total of 224,286.00. Every purchase order reads "Public Consulting Group to provide Consulting". No harm reduction or overdose prevention service, supply or program appears in the books. A study of needs reduces no harm and prevents no overdose.
Program misclassification
Certified a consultant study as harm reduction
$224,286.00
Amount in this finding
CGrade C · provisionalEssex County
Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 10/04/2026 · 2 documents