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File #: 21-5499    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 10/5/2021 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/12/2021 Final action: 10/12/2021
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept prior year carryover funds of $2,623,872 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Ryan White Part A and MAI Program.

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): 100001000000951

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

MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept prior year carryover funds of $2,623,872 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Ryan White Part A and MAI Program.

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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:

There is no alternative to not approving accepting carryover award. Primary medical care and support services to People Living with HIV would be interrupted.

 

 

 

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

7/20/2021

265

Grant Award

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Public Health

FY 21-22

Estimates

 

 

 

FY 22

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures

Labor Expenditures

7K

145K

456K

Non-Labor Expenditures

36K

2,802K

4,926K

Total Incremental Expenditures

43K

2,947K

5,382K

Funding Sources (General Fund, PIC Fund, Debt or CP, Grants, or Other - Please Specify)

Existing Budget

Grant

24,442K

24,442K

24,442K

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

Total Current Budget

24,442K

24,442K

24,442K

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

2,624K

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

Total Additional Budget Requested

-

-

-

Total Funding Sources

27,066K

24,442K

24,442K

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

 

Anticipated Implementation Date: October 12, 2021

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

Contact(s) name, title, department: Gwen J. Sims, Deputy Director, Public Health Services

Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Grant Award