This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $250,000 grant from the State of California to enhance the Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Program for one year. It also gives the Director of Health the authority to make minor changes to the grant agreement as needed.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the State of California through Essential Access Health for participation in a program, entitled “Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Program”; retroactively approving the Grant Agreement between the City, acting by and through the Department of Public Health, and the Essential Access Health for the purpose of strengthening the overall quality of the California Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health program for a term of one year from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, for a total not to exceed amount of $250,000; and to authorize the Director of Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Grant or this Resolution.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Department of Public Health by the State of California through Essential Access Health for a Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Program.
The State of California awarded Essential Access Health $15 million for sexual and reproductive health services, which included a $250,000 grant for the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
The Department of Public Health received the official award letter for the grant, which was retroactive to April 1, 2026.
DPH submitted the grant acceptance request to the Controller's Office for review following the receipt of the grant award.
The Controller's Office reviewed the grant 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 to retroactively authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed the resolution for the grant acceptance and expenditure.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record