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: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_EHSNET
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): %
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): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item. Grant awarded prior to County’s indirect cost requirement
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of carryover funds in the amount of $22,000 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the FY2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Health Specialist Network grant.
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Background and Discussion:
This project focuses on the prevention of foodborne illness and outbreaks. Data collected informs strategies to be used to improve environmental health services provided by environmental public health food inspectors. The funding for this project supports strengthening the surveillance, response, and prevention efforts for foodborne illness in Harris County. This grant is in the fifth year of funding.
Expected Impact:
Through covering the financial costs of personnel salaries, fringe, and travel, the Environmental Health Specialist Network team can continue working with food establishments, aiding the prevention of foodborne illness in Harris County and beyond. The ability of Public Health Services to continue providing educational resources to food establishments and developing risk control plans helps food managers identify and manage food safety hazards, which can protect customers and businesses. Through travel to local and national meetings, network disseminates study findings to other local and state health departments. This provides a collaborative effort to inform and prevent the spread of foodborne illness throughout Harris County and other parts of the United States.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective:
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):
Economy Initiative (Goal 3):
Health Initiative (Goal 4):
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 |
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10/08/2024 |
220 |
Year 5 Grant Award Accepted |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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|
|
|
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Grant |
$185,500 |
$7,087 |
$192,587 |
$192,587 |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$185,500 |
$7,087 |
$192,587 |
$192,587 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$204,500 |
$10,087 |
$214,587 |
$214,587 |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$19,000 |
$3,000 |
$22,000 |
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Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: April 10, 2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): April 10, 2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Scott Jeansonne, EPH Director
Attachments (if applicable): Expanded Authority, Carryover Request, Year 4 Federal Financial Report (FFR)