DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grant Application
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the submission of the City's Early Head Start-Child Care partnership (EHS-CCP) program and associated documents to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and acceptance upon award of an amount up to $2,982,243.00 for the period of August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The total amount consists of $2,917,443.00 in program operations and $64,800.00 for training and technical assistance. Authorizing total budget of $3,727,804.00 including in-kind match of $745,561.00 and personnel complement of 16 positions.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Human Services 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; 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 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, if awarded and matching funds are available in City's budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Head Start and EHS-CCP grant programs are federally-funded programs administered by HHS. The pro...
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