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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the HHSA Director to apply for and accept the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2023-2024 County Victim Services (XC) grant, in the amount of $161,022, which requires an in-kind match in the amount of $40,256, which will be met by the subrecipient receiving these subawarded funds via volunteer hours, for the term of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024;
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to serve as the official designee for the XC Program grant administered by Cal OES;
3) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director to sign the Subaward Face Sheet, Grant Subaward Certification of Assurance of Compliance, and Federal Fund Grant Subaward Assurances forms for submission to Cal OES;
4) Authorize the Board Chair to sign the XC Program Grant Subaward Certification of Assurance of Compliance form for submission to Cal OES;
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute the resulting funding agreement and future amendments, which do not increase the funding amount, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, and subsequent administrative documents or required fiscal or programmatic reports; and
6) Authorize the HHSA Director to negotiate and enter into a subaward agreement, including any amendments thereto, for the XC Program funding with CASA El Dorado (CASA), contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: 100% XC federal funds totaling $161,022 and a required match in the amount of $40,256, to be provided by CASA through in-kind volunteer hours.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA has applied to and has been awarded funding by Cal OES for the XC Program non-competitive grant since 2016. The purpose of the XC Program is for counties statewide to assess their jurisdiction’s existing victim service structure, identify needs, and fill gaps in victim services.
The initial Request for A...
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