DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jennifer Herriott, MPH
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing the annual State of Texas Grant Funding for FY 2021 including the submission of (18) renewal applications and the acceptance of funds upon award; authorizing the execution of an agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) for an amount up to $160,000.00 for a term commencing September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2021 with options to renew for two, one-year terms; and, authorizing the Director of Metro Health to execute Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) that enhance program services with no exchange of funds associated with these grant-funded projects, including Data Use Agreements and Business Associate Agreements.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the annual submission of 18 grant renewal applications and the acceptance of funds upon award in an estimated amount of $14,252,070.00 from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for public health functions of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) for a period beginning July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. Metro Health's participation in these 18 state grant programs serve a legitimate public purpose in that this funding will promote and provide needed public health functions throughout the community.
For the 18 grant renewals, this action also authorizes the finalization of programmatic budgets, incidental expenditures for grant program participants, and a personnel complement of 153 grant funded positions for the maintenance and delivery of essential public health services within Metro Health as reflected in Attachment I. Temporary support is included in the current budget and will be redirected to personnel if approved by the grantor. 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...
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