Legislation Details

File #: 24-3848    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 6/13/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 6/25/2024 Final action: 6/25/2024
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for additional grant funds in the amount of $19,152,454, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Ryan White Part A and MAI HIV Emergency Relief Project.

Department: Public Health Services

Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY24_RW_ADMIN

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

title

Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for additional grant funds in the amount of $19,152,454, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Ryan White Part A and MAI HIV Emergency Relief Project.

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Background and Discussion:

Ryan White Part A is a federal program administered through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant serves individuals living with HIV who have no health insurance (public or private), have insufficient health care coverage, or lack financial resources to get the care they need for their HIV disease. In addition to outpatient medical care, Ryan White also funds services that support access or retention to medical care.

 

 

Expected Impact:

To provide optimal HIV care and treatment for people with HIV who are low-income, uninsured, and underserved, to improve their medical outcomes.

 

 

Alternative Options:

Approval ensures uninterrupted HIV services for residents living with HIV and staffing to support grant activities.

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

X Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

02/27/2024

239

Approved to accept from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant funds in the amount of $7,977,471, with no required match, for the FY 24 Ryan White Part A and MAI HIV Emergency Relief Project.

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Ryan White

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources                                       Grant period

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Grant

$1,184,410

$17,968,044

$19,152,454

$

.

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Request

$1,184,410

$17,968,044

$19,152,454

$

Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: June 25, 2024

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): June 25, 2024

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Ericka Brown, Director of Community Health and Wellness Division, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Dr. Ericka Brown, Director of Community Health and Wellness Division, Public Health Services