DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Minnesota Department Of Health Grant Application For Additional Strong Foundations Funding And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds, Execute Grant Amendment, And Amend 2025 Public Health Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Ratify Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) grant application for additional Strong Foundations funding, and authorize acceptance of grant funds, execution of grant amendment and amendment to the 2025 Public Health Budget.
SUMMARY
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, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents.
By Resolution No. 22-436 (October 18, 2022), the Board approved the application and acceptance of the MDH Strong Foundations grant funds for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The Strong Foundations grant funds support the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) evidence-based home visiting model at Dakota County. Funding allocations are determined annually and are expected to be stable.
In November 2024, Public Health was notified by MDH that they were awarded $1,694,916, in Strong Foundations grant funds for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
By Resolution No. 24-612 (December 17, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized acceptance of the Strong Foundations grant funds in the amount of $1,694,916 for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, which is $194,001 over the 2025 County Manager's Adopted Budget. In addition, MDH informed counties to apply for additional Strong Foundations grant funding for professional development. Dakota County applied for and was awarded up to $98,000 in additional funding through Strong Foundations for th...
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