DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Vincent Nathan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Ratifying submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of State Health Services and authorizing acceptance of funds for Infectious Disease Preparedness.
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes the ratification of the submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of State Health Services and the acceptance of funds upon award for an amount not to exceed $124,625.00 for infectious disease preparedness and response for a period beginning September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2017.
In addition, this Ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents and grant contracts to effectuate the acceptance of funds for the above referenced grant, and to execute contract amendments pertaining to this grant in the following circumstances 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; and f) changes in state regulations mandated by the funding agency.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In October 2014, Governor Perry appointed a 17 member taskforce to research and develop recommendations for the Governor's office on how the State could better handle public health threats such as the Ebola outbreak and other infectious diseases. One key recommendation referenced in their final report is the need to improve the State's epidemiological capacity for monitoring...
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