To: Harris County Commissioners Court
Through: Gwen J. Sims, Interim Executive Director, Public Health Services
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Prepared By: Jolene Norbert-Harrell, WIC Director, Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention
Subject: Revised Funding Notification for Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Contract
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Purpose and Request:
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Request by Public Health Services to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to increase the budget by $1,431,749, with no required match, for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The WIC Grant is awarded annually with a fiscal year beginning October 1 through September 30. The original award for this fiscal year was $8,283,510 and was approved by Commissioners Court in August 2020. The revised funding will allow for additional expenses incurred. Typical expenses will include temporary staffing and supplies.
Fiscal Impact:
This is to accept additional funds from HHSC for the existing WIC Contract referenced above. These funds only apply for this fiscal year which will end September 30th. There will be no impact to subsequent fiscal years as these funds are allocated for the current fiscal year and can only be utilized during the current fiscal year.
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Fiscal Summary |
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Expenditures |
FY 20-21 |
FY 21-22 Projected |
Future Years Projected [3 additional years] |
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Service Impacted: Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention/Nutrition and WIC Services [Please provide service or division where expenditure will be used]* |
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Existing Budget |
$8,283,510 |
$8,500,500 |
$25,000,000 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
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Total Expenditures |
$1,849,869.86 |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Department Budget |
$8,283,510 |
$8,500,500 |
$25,000,000 |
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Please Identify Funding Source (General Fund, PIC, Special Revenue, Grant, Etc.) |
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[INSERT FUNDING SOURCE HERE]* |
Grant |
Grant |
Grant |
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Total Sources |
$8,283,510 |
$8,500,500 |
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Alternatives: N/A
Alignment with Strategic Objective:
The goal is to utilize these funds for additional expenses due to COVID-19 pandemic within the WIC Program. The program has seen an increase in the number of individuals who have requested WIC Services. An increased number of WIC participants warrants additional staff to provide services. In addition, the WIC operations model has been adjusted to ensure the safety of staff and participants, therefore drop box, curbside and mailing of WIC benefits currently exists in order to continue to meet the needs of the public.
Attachments:
Commissioner’s Court letter
Conveyance
Court order
Revised Funding Notification-breakdown of additional funds awarded