Legislation Details

File #: 25-0910    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Transfer of Funds Only Status: Passed
File created: 1/24/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 2/6/2025 Final action: 2/6/2025
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $173,349 to fund the cost of 13 grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Ryan White Part-A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and extend the positions to February 28, 2026.
Attachments: 1. FY25 Ryan White Grant Admin..pdf

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director

 

Secondary Department:

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Transfer of Funds Only

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY25_RW_ADMIN; FY5_RW_QM

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

title

Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $173,349 to fund the cost of 13 grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Ryan White Part-A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and extend the positions to February 28, 2026.

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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 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): O3: Increase utilization of health-related public benefits.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5):

Housing Initiative (Goal 6):

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

01/30/2024

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Approved the temporary transfer of general funds in the amount of $168,000 to fund the cost of 13 grant positions pending the award for the Ryan White Part A-grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and extended the position to Feb

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Ryan White Grant Administration

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$173,349

$

$173,349

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$173,349

$

$173,349

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$173,349

$

$173,349

$

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

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: February 06, 2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): February 06, 2025

 

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): Grant documents