DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
The Kresge Foundation Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program and Grant
SUMMARY:
This ordinance ratifies the submission of a grant application to The Kresge Foundation by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) and authorizes the acceptance of grant funds upon award in an amount not to exceed $125,000.00 for participation in the Emerging Leaders in Public Health program for a sixteen month term. This action also authorizes a proposed program budget for the execution of an action learning project.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents and grant contracts to effectuate the application and acceptance of the referenced grant, and to execute contract amendments pertaining to this contract, to include: a) carry-over funds, when ascertained and approved by the funding agency through a revised notice of award; b) line item budget revisions authorized by the funding agency; c) modifications to the performance measures authorized by the funding agency and listed in the contract so long as the terms of the amendment stay within the general parameters of the intent of the grant; d) no cost extensions; and e) amendments which will provide supplemental grant funds to the grant by the funding agency in an amount up to 20% of the total amount initially awarded to the grant.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In the fall of 2014, The Kresge Foundation announced a nationwide competitive process for a new initiative for local health officers entitled Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH). This program focuses on the development of local governmental public health officials along with a learning partner of their choice from the agencies they lead. As part of the process, Kresge invited state associations for city and county ...
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