This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $88,930 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a program aimed at improving access to injectable PrEP for transgender and non-binary individuals. The total funding for the program will now be $160,074, covering the period from April 1, 2023, to January 31, 2025.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase from the National Institutes of Health through Heluna Health for participation in a program, entitled “The Bridge Clinic: Optimizing Injectable PrEP Delivery for Transgender and Non-Binary People,” in the amount of $88,930 for the period of February 22, 2024, through January 31, 2025, for a total amount of $160,074 for the total period of April 1, 2023, through January 31, 2025.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the Department of Public Health for a program aimed at optimizing injectable PrEP delivery for transgender and non-binary individuals.
The Department of Public Health (DPH) began a project titled 'The Bridge Clinic: Optimizing Injectable PrEP Delivery for Transgender and Non-Binary People' with an initial grant amount of $71,144 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through Heluna Health.
DPH received the original grant agreement for the project, which had a start date of April 1, 2023.
DPH received an increase in grant funds amounting to $88,930, extending the project period to include February 22, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution to accept and expend the grant increase.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing DPH to retroactively accept and expend the total grant amount of $160,074.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for DPH to utilize the grant funds.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
