DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dawn Emerick, Ed. D
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Approving the acceptance of additional funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services' funding opportunity for Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies.
SUMMARY:
Council previously approved an application to and acceptance of funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services in an amount up to $320,625.00 for the Healthy Texas Babies Program, Ordinance No. 2017-12-14-1007.
This ordinance approves the acceptance of additional funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services' Healthy Mothers and Babies Program for the remaining two years of the 5 year project period in an amount not to exceed $235,000.00 starting September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022.
The above referenced approves the submission of an annual projected budget and the continued funding of 1 full time position as previously authorized.
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; 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 awarded to the grant, inclusive of the funds awarded under this ordinance; f) reimbursement increases of administrative funds for each participant served; g) amendments funding one time equipment...
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