To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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California Department of Health Care Services Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Biennial Funding Allocation for State Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 Agreement Application Package
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Waives the requirements of the Humboldt County Nuclear Free Ordinance with regard to the attached substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant biennial funding allocation agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services; and
2. Approves and authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute the attached California Department of Health Care Services Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Funding Allocation for State Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 Agreement Application Package; and
3. Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute all subsequent amendments to, and any other certifications, agreements and documents directly associated with the attached California Department of Health Care Services Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Funding Allocation for State Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 Agreement application package; and
4. Directs the Clerk of the Board to send a certified copy of this agenda item to the DHHS-Contract Unit for forwarding to DHHS-Behavioral Health Administration.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Drug and Alcohol Fund (1180)
DISCUSSION:
The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) program's objective is to plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance abuse. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) acts as a pass-through agency to local non-federal governments and has proposed the 2022-23 and 2023-24 funding alloca...
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