To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Award #78-006-1 with the State of California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept Grant Award #78-006-1 with the State of California Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the county an amount not to exceed $4,844,667, for the Future of Public Health (FoPH) funding for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of the Grant Award will result in payment to the county up to $4,844,667 in funding from the CDPH. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Budget Act of 2022 provides $200,400,000 annually to local health jurisdictions for public health workforce and infrastructure. These funds are considered ongoing funds and part of ongoing baseline state budget. The CDPH is allocating $4,844,667 to Contra Costa County.
The County’s Public Health Division collaborates with all other Health Services Department’s divisions on a regular basis. Enhancing the infrastructure of the division will support the Health Services Department at large by providing a streamlined and centralized center of operations. The Public Health Division supports the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers in several clinical functions including quality improvement coordination. Other Public Health Programs such as the PH Opioid Initiative overlaps operations with the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers and Behavioral Health divisions. The Health Care for the Homeless and Enhanced Care Management Programs coordinate directly with Health Housing and Homeless Division on a regular basis. This funding will improve the relationships and outcomes of all these collaborative relationships.
FoPH funding is intended to support the expansion and stabilization of Public Health Division programs. These funds will be used to hire new positions to support the following components of the Public Health division: Quality Improvement, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Hiring/Workforce Development, Project Management and Administration.
On August 16, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Award #78-006 with CDPH, to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $4,844,667, for FoPH funding for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Approval of Grant Award #78-006-1 will allow Contra Costa County’s Health Services Department to enhance the workforce and infrastructure of Public Health Division services, through June 30, 2024. The Grant Award is begin processed late because it was received by the CDPH on July 6, 2023.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This this grant award is not approved, the Public Health Division will not be able to hire additional positions to support Quality Improvement, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Hiring/Workforce Development, Project Management and Administration.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. |
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Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
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