To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Award #28-390-5 with California Department of Public Health
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to accept a Grant Award #28-390-5 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $581,787, for the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $581,787 from the CDPH for Fiscal Year 2025-26. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Perinatal Health Equity Initiative aims to improve birth outcomes in African American communities and was established with the passage of California State Legislature’s AB 1810. Contra Costa Health Services - Family, Maternal & Child Health (FMCH) Programs has been funded to accomplish a scope of work which includes conducting an environmental scan, engaging community partners in a planning process to determine needs and gain a deeper understanding of the Black community and its infant mortality rate in Contra Costa County, and developing and implementing a public health awareness campaign to raise awareness about pre-term birth and infant mortality.
On August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Award #28-390-4 with California Department of Public Health for the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative, to pay County an amount not to exceed $581,787 for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Grant Award #28-390-5 will allow the County to continue to receive funding from the California Department of Public Health for the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Award is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative for Contra Costa County residents.