DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing the acceptance of funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services for Zika grant activities
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of additional funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) through an amendment to the Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) Cooperative Agreement for Zika grant activities approved by Council in March 2017, Ordinance No. 2017-03-30-0179, and authorizing an existing personnel complement. Funds will be in addition to the current award that began March 1, 2017 for an amount not to exceed $121,695.00 bringing the contract total to $848,687.00. Funding for this amendment is available from CFDA# 93.323.
The above referenced request for funding included a revised budget that was submitted to DSHS on May 8, 2018.
The funds will be used for continued education to local hospitals and medical providers on signs and symptoms, epidemiology surveillance activities, continued Zika testing, and prevention measures. Additionally, funds will be used for a Zika prevention awareness and education campaign delivered via public service announcements, social media and the development of printed materials.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents and a grant contract to effectuate the acceptance of the referenced grant funds, to include executing a contract amendment pertaining to this contract, and to execute additional contract amendments pertaining to this contract to include 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 to include funds awarded under this ordinance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Zika virus is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species...
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