This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $177,860 grant for a program aimed at developing support tools for transgender women regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from September 7, 2023, to September 6, 2025. It has been officially passed.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $177,860 from the Department of Health and Human Services through Heluna Health for participation in a program, entitled “MyPrEP Plus: Development and Pilot Testing of Novel Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Support Tools for Transgender Women,” for the period of September 7, 2023, through September 6, 2025.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the Department of Public Health for a program aimed at supporting transgender women with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) tools.
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a grant of $177,860 to the Department of Public Health for the MyPrEP Plus program, which began on September 7, 2023.
The Department of Public Health received the official award letter for the grant, which was retroactively effective from September 7, 2023.
Dr. Colfax submitted a resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively accept and expend the grant funds for the MyPrEP Plus program.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to 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
