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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept Round 2 grant funding for the California Public Health Workforce Career Ladder Education and Development Program (PH-Career Ladder) grant, administered by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), with the additional funds awarded through Amendment 1 to CDPH Agreement 22-11297 (County Agreement 7767), in the amount of $34,999.50, for a new amended total grant amount of $65,487.50, with no change to the term and performance period of February 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026; and
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to execute Amendment I to Grant Agreement 7767 expected to be issued to HHSA by CDPH next month contingent upon Board acceptance of this funding, and future amendments that do not increase Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, and subsequent administrative documents or required fiscal or programmatic reports.
FUNDING: 100% State California PH-Career Ladder Program Grant. No matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In December 2022, CDPH released the Career Ladder Funding Application in accordance with funding appropriated in the 2022 State Budget Act (Assembly Bill 179, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2022) which created the PH-Career Ladder grant opportunity. The notification required applications to be submitted by local health jurisdictions to CDPH by January 31, 2023. The purpose of these funds is to build an experienced workforce with a focus on retaining critical licensed and certified staff, improve retention of the existing public health workforce and help existing employees develop their skills to meet future public health demands.
On January 26, 2023, HHSA Public Health Division (PHD) submitted its PH-Career Ladder grant application to CDPH. Thereafter, on April 21, 2023, HHSA was awarded Round 1 of the PH-Career Ladder grant in the amount of $30,488 to fund its Workforce Retention Project (priority...
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