DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of a grant application to the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the acceptance of funds, if awarded, for the 2018 Medical Reserve Corp Challenge Awards program in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 for 12 months beginning in March 2018.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes submission of a grant application to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the acceptance of funds if awarded, for the 2018 Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) Challenge Awards to address community needs, build the MRC unit capabilities, evaluate effectiveness and share results with a goal to facilitate improvements in processes or resources, in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 for 12 months beginning in March 2018.
The above referenced request for funding includes a project description, work plan and a budget.
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 o...
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