DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Partnerships to Improve Community Health Grant
SUMMARY:
This ordinance ratifies the submission of a grant application by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) and authorizes the acceptance of grant funds upon award in an amount not to exceed $3,014,758.00 for year one of a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, for Partnerships to Improve Community Health-San Antonio (PICH-SA) for the period September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2015. This action also authorizes a proposed program budget and a personnel complement of 9 grant-funded positions.
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; 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; f) amendments funding one-time equipment purchases or defined program services; and g) changes in federal regulations mandated by the funding agency.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and rela...
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