This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $1,281,000 grant from the California Department of Public Health for a program aimed at preventing fentanyl overdoses, covering the period from March 1, 2024, to February 28, 2027. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding for the program.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,281,000 from the California Department of Public Health for participation in a program, entitled “Fentanyl Overdose Prevention Grant,” for the period of March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2027.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Department of Public Health by the California Department of Public Health to address fentanyl overdose prevention.
The California Department of Public Health awarded a grant of $1,281,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the Fentanyl Overdose Prevention Grant, effective March 1, 2024.
The Department of Public Health submitted the accept and expend packet to the Controller’s Office for review following the grant award.
The Department of Public Health forwarded the grant resolution to the Mayor’s Office for introduction to the Board of Supervisors.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the grant.
Mayor London Breed approved the resolution following its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
