This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and spend a $1.6 million grant from the Department of Justice for a program addressing opioid and substance use issues from October 2024 to September 2027. It also gives the Director of Health the authority to finalize the grant agreement with the Department of Justice.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,600,000 from the Department of Justice for participation in a program entitled, “Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program,” for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027; and delegating authority under Charter, Section 9.118(a), to the Director of Health to approve a Grant Agreement between the City, acting by and through the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Justice, for a term of three years from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, and for a total not to exceed amount of $1,600,000.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Department of Public Health by the Department of Justice to address substance use issues in the community.
The Department of Justice awarded a grant of $1,600,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program.
The project funded by the grant officially commenced on this date, focusing on overdose prevention and data-driven health systems change.
The Department of Public Health submitted the accept and expend packet to the Controller’s Office for review after receiving the grant award.
The Controller’s Office approved the accept and expend packet and forwarded it to the Mayor’s Office for introduction to the Board of Supervisors.
The Mayor's Office introduced the resolution to the Board of Supervisors for retroactive approval to accept and expend the grant funds.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the grant.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record