This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $315,000 grant from the CDC for a program focused on viral hepatitis surveillance and prevention, covering the period from May 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding for the specified timeframe.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $315,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in a program, entitled “PS21-2103: Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Depts,” for the period of May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Department of Public Health by the CDC for viral hepatitis surveillance and prevention.
The CDC awarded a grant of $315,000 to the Department of Public Health for the program 'PS21-2103: Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Departments', effective from May 1, 2021.
The Department of Public Health submitted a request for retroactive approval to accept and expend the grant funds, as the award letter was received after the program's start date.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution to accept and expend the grant funds.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend the grant.
Mayor Breed approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the Department of Public Health to utilize the grant funds.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
