DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Grant Application To Health Resources And Services Administration For Healthy Tomorrow’s Partnership For Children Program Grant, And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, And Amend 2024 Public Health Budget
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, and is required to govern and administer those functions as fully as other Dakota County functions; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Public Health Department (DCPH) has been awarded the Healthy Tomorrow’s Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); and
WHEREAS, HRSA is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable; and
WHEREAS, the grant is a four-year grant with $50,000 awarded annually (totaling $200,000 for the entire grant period); and
WHEREAS, the HTPCP grant focuses on funding “innovative, community-based initiatives to improve the health status of infants, children, adolescents and families in rural and other underserved communities by increasing their access to preventive care and services”; and
WHEREAS, DCPH’s goal with this funding is: to strengthen the healthcare ecosystem in Dakota County by supplementing capacity to provide preventive care for families through collective work and enhanced coordination between DCPH, local healthcare organizations, and school districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the submission of the Healthy Tomorrow’s Partnership for Children Program grant application to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the amount of $200,000 for the period of March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to accept grant funds, and execute a grant agreement with HRSA in the amount of $200,000 for the period of March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That unless the grant program requirements change, the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend the grant to extend the grant term up to two years after initial expiration date, accept additional grant funds, and continue grant-funded full-time equivalents, consistent with County contracting policies, and inclusion of grant funds in future yearly Recommended and Approved Budgets, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, if awarded, the 2024 Public Health Budget is hereby amended as follows:
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Expense |
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Public Health Budget |
$50,000 |
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Total Expense |
$50,000 |
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Revenue |
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HRSA Grant |
$50,000 |
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Total Revenue |
$50,000 |