County of El Dorado - File #: 22-0435

• File #: 22-0435
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 3/1/2022
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 3/22/2022
• Final action: 3/22/2022
• Title: Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board: 1) Accept a one-time non-competitive Bringing Families Home (BFH) funding allocation, administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), for the term upon acceptance through June 30, 2024, in the estimated amount of $279,991; 2) Authorize the HHSA Director to execute the attached Director’s Certification, required to be submitted to the CDSS by March 25, 2022, in order to accept this BFH funding allocation; and 3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents relating to said award or amendment(s) that do not increase the total funding allocation beyond $380,000 or the term of the allocation, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, including required fiscal and programmatic reports. FUNDING: 100% State General Fund revenue, authorized pursuant to The Budget Act of 2021 appropriated for the Bringing Families Home program. ...
• Related files: 22-1826

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/22/2022	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept a one-time non-competitive Bringing Families Home (BFH) funding allocation, administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), for the term upon acceptance through June 30, 2024, in the estimated amount of $279,991;
2) Authorize the HHSA Director to execute the attached Director’s Certification, required to be submitted to the CDSS by March 25, 2022, in order to accept this BFH funding allocation; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents relating to said award or amendment(s) that do not increase the total funding allocation beyond $380,000 or the term of the allocation, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, including required fiscal and programmatic reports.

FUNDING: 100% State General Fund revenue, authorized pursuant to The Budget Act of 2021 appropriated for the Bringing Families Home program. No matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On February 11, 2022, the County of El Dorado Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) received a Notice of Funding for the Bringing Families Home (BFH) program, via an All County Welfare Director Letter (ACWDL) addressed to county child welfare agencies and tribes in the state of California. The BFH is administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and was established under The Budget Act of 2021 (Senate Bill 129 (Chapter 69, Statutes of 2021)), which appropriated a total of $92.5 million to California counties in General Funds (GF) for BFH for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22. The one-time, non-competitive BFH allocation for the County of El Dorado (County) is estimated to be $279,991, requires no match funding, for the term upon acceptance through June 30, 2024. The County funding allocation is subject to increase if other counties do not accept the funding already allocated to them by the CDSS for B...