Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with The National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc., for the purpose of supporting the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) effective upon execution through September 29, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
Under the Master MOA with Overdose Response Strategy (ORS), Harris County Public Health, Office of Epidemiology Surveillance and Emerging Diseases would like to execute Attachment A 30801001 "Capacity Building for the Overdose Response Strategy." The purpose of this is to establish a formal agreement with the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) program so that they can provide technical assistance to our public health analysts and public health practice coordinators to aid in local response activities to the overdose crisis. Harris County Public Health analysts and public health practice coordinators are funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Overdose Data to Action Grant (OD2A). ORS is also a CDC funded program that provides our teams with technical assistance in responding to the overdose crises in our community.
Expected Impact:
The approval of this MOA will allow Harris Cou...
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