DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Ratifying the submission of a non-competitive grant application to Texas Department of State Health Services' funding opportunity for Healthy Texas Babies.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance ratifies the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services' for Healthy Texas Babies in the amount of $320,625.00 for a prorated five year period beginning December 1, 2017 and ending August 31, 2022 and approval of a personnel complement. The initial 9-month award period beginning December 1, 2017 and ending August 31, 2018 will be for $50,625.00. The four 12-month renewals to follow will be for $67,500 each annual term to run from September 1st through August 31st.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents and a grant contract to effectuate the 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; 3) amendments which will provide supplemental grant funds to the grant by the funding agency in an amount up to 20% of the total amount awarded to the grant; f) reimbursement increases of administrative funds for each participant served; g) amendments funding one time equipment purchases or defined program services; and h) changes in regulations mandated by the funding agency.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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