This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $475,000 grant for improvements to the Women’s Options Center at San Francisco General Hospital, focusing on physical and digital security infrastructure. The funding will support the program from September 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026, and is currently awaiting committee approval.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $475,000 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) through San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for participation in a program, entitled “Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security (PDIS) Women’s Options Center (WOC) 6G Improvements,” for the period of September 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for security improvements at the Women's Options Center.
The Foundation entered into an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco regarding ongoing grants and gifts, establishing the framework for future funding.
Cal OES released an RFP for the Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security Grant Program, aimed at enhancing security for health care facilities providing abortion-related services.
Cal OES notified the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation of a subaward allocation of $500,000 for the Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security Grant.
The Foundation received the grant funds from Cal OES, which are designated for security improvements at the Women's Options Center.
The Department of Public Health submitted a resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively accept and expend the grant funds for the project.
The resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of the grant was received and assigned for committee action.
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