To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement with Harm Reduction Coalition for the California Harm Reduction Initiative to Expand Harm Reduction and Support and Services for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and Supplemental Budget (4/5 vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Grant Agreement with Harm Reduction Coalition for the period of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023;
2. Authorize the Director of Public Health or a designee thereof to sign one original of the signature page of the agreement;
3. Authorize the Director of Public Health or a designee thereof to sign all future amendments and documents directly related to this grant agreement upon review and approval of County Counsel and Risk Management;
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) copy of the certified board report to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Contract Unit; and
5. Direct the Auditor-Controller to supplement Fund 1175, Budget Unit 437003-Needle Exchange for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds (1175-437003)
DISCUSSION:
The National Harm Reduction Coalition is the lead organization for the California Harm Reduction Initiative, also known as CHRI, supported by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Office of AIDS (OA). CHRI was established by the California Budget Act of 2019, which included $15.2 million to strengthen substance use disorder response by supporting staffing at harm reduction programs.
DHHS - Public Health, North Coast AIDs Project (NorCAP) has been awarded a six-month supplement to the CHRI grant in the amount of $59,015 for the term of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The original grant was approved by your board on December 8, 2020, awarding $337,500 from August 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, to expand harm reduction se...
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