To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Award #28-390-4 with California Department of Public Health
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept Grant Award #28-390-4 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, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Agreement will allow the County to receive funding from the California Department of Public Health through June 30, 2024. 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 May 9, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-390-3 with CDPH for the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative, to pay County an amount not to exceed $581,787, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Grant Agreement #28-390-4 will allow the County to continue to receive funding from the CDPH for the Perinatal Health Equity Initiative for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this agreement is not approved, County will not receive funding to support the Perinatal Health Equity Initia...
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