To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract amendment #40-539-3 (AAS) with Family Caregiver Alliance for the Title III E Family Caregiver Support Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Family Caregiver Alliance to increase the payment limit by $17,515 to a new amount not to exceed $432,185 for additional caregiver related services with no change to term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$17,515: 100% Federal all of which is budgeted in FY 24-25.
BACKGROUND:
On September 24, 2025 (C.54), the Board approved a contract with Family Caregiver Alliance for a term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 for the Older Americans Act, Title IIIE Family Caregiver Support Program. The contract was procured via Request for Proposal (RFP) 1198 which followed the protocol outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3. This amendment is to apply one-time-only funding from the California Department of Aging for additional caregiver related services with no change to the term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to continue to provide family caregivers with the additional support they need to continue provision of caregiving in the home to the older adult in their care.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports the fourth of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".