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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the submission of a grant application to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the County Victim Services Program for Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23, for an estimated grant funding amount of $159,395;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair and the HHSA Director to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance, and approve and authorize the Director of HHSA to also sign the Grant Subaward Face Sheet, as required by the grant;
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept a funding award, if awarded, with all match being met by the subcontractor, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, and authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents relating to said award, including required fiscal and programmatic reports; and
4) If awarded, authorize the HHSA Director to negotiate and enter into a subaward agreement, including any amendments thereto, for the County Victim Services Program funding with CASA of El Dorado.
FUNDING: Total estimated allocation of $159,395 in Victims of Crime Act federal funds; with a total required match in the amount of $25,720, which will be provided by CASA of El Dorado through in-kind volunteer hours.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On September 22, 2020, under Board Item 20-1164, the Board authorized the Director of Health and Human Services Agency to submit a grant application to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the County Victim Services Program. As a result of the application, the County was awarded $168,946 for a term of twelve (12) months. The totality of the funding was sub-awarded to CASA of El Dorado to provide Court Appointed Special Advocates for victims of child abuse and neglect. The initial grant application, consistent with the requirements of the County Victim Services Program Request for Applicati...
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