This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $1,119,045 grant from the CDC, increasing the total grant to $15,873,392 for a program focused on strengthening STD prevention and control. It also retroactively approves the related Notice of Award agreement for the funding period from January 1, 2019, to February 28, 2027.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $1,119,045 for a total grant amount of $15,873,392 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in a program, entitled “Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD),” for the period of January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2027; and retroactively approving the Notice of Award agreement pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a).
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant increase from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for STD prevention and control efforts.
The CDC awarded a grant of $1,115,448 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments program.
The CDC provided a continuation of funding amounting to $1,116,104 to support ongoing STD prevention efforts.
The CDC awarded an additional $537,460 to extend the project period and support ongoing activities.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health received notice of a grant increase of $1,119,045, bringing the total grant amount to $15,873,392.
The Department submitted a request to the Board of Supervisors for retroactive approval to accept and expend the grant increase.
The resolution to retroactively authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant increase was introduced to the Board of Supervisors.
The resolution was received and assigned for further consideration by the Budget and Finance Committee.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record