DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Application For Promising Practices Home Visiting Grant With Minnesota Department Of Health, And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, Add 1.6 Grant-Funded Full-Time Equivalents, 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, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents; and
WHEREAS, in January of 2023, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Promising Practices Home Visiting (PPHV) grant; and
WHEREAS, the PPHV program will provide support for organizations to deliver community-driven non-model home visiting services to priority populations; and
WHEREAS, the priority population of this funding will be families within the perinatal period from the East African community; and
WHEREAS, this grant program will be flexible and allow for adaptability in response to the needs of families enrolled in the program; and
WHEREAS, the PPHV grant will be used to assist the Family Home Visiting (FHV) program to improve and promote parental and child health, enhance positive parenting practices, prevent child abuse and neglect, reduce crime and intimate partner violence, promote child development, connect families to needed resources and supports, and increase family economic self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023, Public Health was notified and requested to respond to the MDH RFP; and
WHEREAS, the department applied for a two-year grant in the amount of up to $250,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County was notified they did not receive the grant award in April 2023; and
WHEREAS, in December 2023, Public Health was notified by MDH that they were awarded the funds as requested in the original grant application; and
WHEREAS, staff worked with MDH to update budget, workplan, and grant agreements, and was provided a new start grant period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028; and
WHEREAS, funding will be determined annually for this four-year grant and is expected to remain stable; and
WHEREAS, the PPHV grant will fund a total of 1.6 new, grant-funded full-time equivalents (FTE)s: 0.8 FTE health educator and 0.8 FTE Public Health Nurse.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the application submitted to the Minnesota Department of Health for the Promising Practices Home Visiting Grant; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to accept grant funds in the amount of up to $250,000 per year, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute the grant agreement, 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 the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to add 1.6 grant-funded, full-time equivalent positions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the 2024 Public Health Budget is hereby amended as follows:
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Expense |
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1.6 full-time equivalents |
$190,009 |
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Program services |
$ 59,991 |
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Total Expense |
$250,000 |
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Revenue |
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Program Revenue |
$250,000 |
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Total Revenue |
$250,000 |
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