To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Award #78-069-1 to National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to ACCEPT on behalf of the County Grant Award #78-069-1 from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to pay County an amount not to exceed $12,000, to assist the Health Services Department (HSD)'s Environmental Health Services Division, Retail Food Program, with conformance to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards, for the period from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Award will result in an amount payable to the County of $12,000 from NEHA. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
NEHA and the FDA have partnered to offer financial support to advance conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program is designed to support state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) retail food regulatory agencies working to achieve conformance with FDA's Retail Program Standards. The NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program offers customizable approaches which enable jurisdictions to design a program that best suits their capacity and ambitions as they work to achieve conformance with the Retail Program Standards.
The NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program will provide the County enhanced technical assistance and retail subject matter guidance throughout the grant cycle, in partnership with FDA, including a Mentorship Program in collaboration with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and dedicated educational programs to address advancement and conformance with the...
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