To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Amendment #78-049-2 with the 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 execute on behalf of the County Grant Amendment #78-049-2 (State #23-10810 A1) with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to amend Grant Agreement #78-049-1 (State #23-10810), to increase the amount payable to County by $190,347, from $108,539 to a new amount not to exceed $298,886 and extend the termination from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027, for the continuation of the LabAspire Public Health Laboratory Director Fellowship Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Amendment will result in an additional amount payable to the County of $190,347 from the CDPH. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The CDPH's Center for Laboratory Sciences is accepting applications from California Public Health Laboratories for Public Health Laboratory (PHL) workforce training. These PHL training funds are specifically authorized by Assembly Bill 102 (AB 102) Item 4265-001-0001 Provisions 12 and 13, and AB102 Item 4265-111-0001 Provisions 5 and 6. This funding is provided to increase the number of state and local California Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) trainees and to increase enrollment in the LabAspire Program, which trains and prepares qualified professionals to direct California Public Health Laboratories. This Program includes training on regulatory requirements, laboratory budgeting and finance, laboratory administration, safety, quality assurance, technical program solving and networking with public health partners.
On April 22, 2024 the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #78-049-1 in an amount payable to the County of $108,539 to allow one (1) Senior Public Health Microbiologist to enroll in the L...
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