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: Position
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_FPP & FY25_HTW
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Department of State of Health Services
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $71,052.00 to fund the cost of 8 grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Family Planning Program and Healthy Texas Women Program from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and extend the associated positions to August 31, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
These grants will allow public health services to continue offering high quality, comprehensive, low-cost and accessible family planning and reproductive health services to low income and uninsured populations. The purpose of these programs to reduce unintended pregnancies, positively affect future pregnancies and improve the health status of women and men. Public health services conduct health events, program eligibility screening, outreach, and health education activities to ensure underserviced populations are targeted. The priority is to emphasize the importance of counseling family planning clients on establishing a reproductive life plan and providing preconception counseling as appropriate.
Expected Impact:
Improving the health of men, women, mothers, and children is critical to the future of Texas; the Health and Human Services and Women's Health programs provide a continuum of care through an array of women’s health and family planning-related services. These services consist of providing low-income Texas women access to safe and reliable services at no cost, including screening, diagnostic, follow-up services, appropriate referrals, along with public information and education programs. Services also consist of access to health and family planning services to avert unintended pregnancies, positively affect the outcome of future pregnancies and the health and well-being of women and their families.
Alternative Options:
Approval ensures uninterrupted staffing to support grant activities.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):
Economy Initiative (Goal 3):
Health Initiative (Goal 4): O4: Increase community health care capacity.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5):
Housing Initiative (Goal 6):
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
04/23/2024 |
272 |
Grant Awarded |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
FY25 Family Planning / FY25 Healthy Texas Women |
|
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
1000 - General Fund HCNTY - 1000 - 27570010 |
$71,052.00 |
$ |
$71,052 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Existing Budget |
$71,052 |
$ |
$71,052 |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$71,052 |
$ |
$71,052 |
$ |
|
Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
|
Local Match Source - Existing Budget: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
|
Current Position Count for Service |
8 |
- |
8 |
- |
|
Additional Positions Request |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
8 |
- |
8 |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: August 26, 2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 01, 2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Ericka Brown, MD, MBA, FACHE-Community Health & Wellness Division Director, Public Health Services.
Attachments (if applicable): 3441, Form 1294