To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Award #78-001-2 from the California Department of Public Health, CHVP MIECHV ARP
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County Grant Award #78-001-2 with California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the County an amount up to $1,170,758, for the California Home Visiting Project American Rescue Plan (CHVP ARP) for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Award will result in up to $1,170,758 in funding for from the California Department of Public Health, California Home Visiting Program Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting American Recovery Plan. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department’s Public Health Division’s Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Program works by having specially trained nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy, continuing through the child’s second birthday. Through individualized goal planning, life coaching, and education, NFP nurses support our mothers to successfully transform their lives and that of future generations.
On May 9, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #78-001-1 with CDPH, to pay County an amount up to $1,170,758, for the CHVP ARP, for Fiscal Year 2023/2024.
Approval of Grant Award #78-001-2 will allow the County to receive additional funding and continue services through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this grant is not approved, the County will not receive funds to continue to provide CHVP ARP services to meet the emergency needs of the family.