DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Vincent R. Nathan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Ratifying Submission of an Annual Renewal Application for the CDC Immunization and Vaccines for Children Grant
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance ratifies the submission of a grant renewal application to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, for the Immunization and Vaccines for Children (VFC) grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and authorizes a proposed program budget, program income, personnel complement, and the acceptance of funds upon award in an amount not to exceed $2,872,924.00 for the ongoing Immunization Project of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) for a term beginning April 1, 2017 and ending
June 30, 2018.
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 application and acceptance of the referenced grants, and to execute contract amendments pertaining to these contracts, 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 contracts 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 a grant by the funding agency in an amount up to 20% of the total amount initially 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 State or Federal regulations mandated by the funding agency....
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