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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the HHSA Director to submit a grant application to the California Department of Public Health for the Local Oral Health Program for an estimated $845,180 in funding, for a grant term beginning January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022;
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept funding and execute the grant agreement, if awarded, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) thereto, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management Approval; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, Assistant Director of Administration and Finance, or Chief Fiscal Officer, to administer any agreement or subsequent administrative documents relating to said award, including required fiscal and programmatic reports.
FUNDING: State Funding.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board authorize the HHSA Director to submit a grant application to the California Department of Public Health for the Local Oral Health Program Grant, for a term beginning January 1, 2018, or upon award, and ending June 30, 2022, with an estimated amount of $845,180. Additionally, HHSA is recommending the Board delegate authority to the HHSA Director to execute any subsequent funding agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, and authorize the HHSA Director, Assistant Director of Administration and Finance, or Chief Fiscal Officer, to administer any agreement or subsequent administrative documents relating to said award, including required fiscal and programmatic reports.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 23, 2017, the California Department of Public Health, Oral Health Program, released a funding announcement for the Local Health Jurisdiction Local Oral Health Program. The purpose of this grant program is to assist each of California’s 61 designated Local Health Jurisdictions in the development or expansion of their Local Oral Health Program....
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