Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
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): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
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 an amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement with The National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc., to include Attachment A: 30802002 for the purpose of supporting staffing for the Harris County Public Health (HCPH) Substance Use Prevention Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Foundation) and Harris County Public Health (HCPH) hereby enter into this Master MOA to support public health workforce staffing through the HCPH Substance Use Prevention Program. Under Attachment A: 30802002, "Capacity Building for the Overdose Response Strategy," this agreement establishes a formal framework for technical assistance from the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS). This MOA will fund two positions - a Toxicologist and a Program Implementation Specialist - through the CDC Foundation. These positions will be housed at HCPH, which will serve as the site lead, and will support activities of the Overdose Fatality Review Board (OFRB), which operates under the CDC's Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) grant. By leveraging technical assistance from ORS, these staff members will enhance H...
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