To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #78-072 with the County of Alameda
?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 Agreement #78-072 with the County of Alameda, a government agency, to pay Contra Costa County an amount not to exceed $200,000 through the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) program for the coordination of support for newly diagnosed residents with HIV disease, returning to care and/or transferring to Contra Costa County and not virally suppressed for the period from July 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $200,000 of funding from the County of Alameda, as the Grantee of federal funds under the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) program. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
EHE funding provides services to people living with HIV, with the goal of improving access to care and health outcomes. Contra Costa County's HIV/STI Program will utilize this funding to link potential clients who are newly diagnosed with HIV, returning to care and/or transferring to Contra Costa County and not virally suppressed. This includes all county residents living with HIV, regardless of whether or not they are in the CCH system of care. County's HIV/STI Program EHE goals include; (1) ensure initiation of rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) for 80% of people upon successful engagement with HIV Program staff; (2) provide wrap-around services to improve overall health increase HIV education to reduce transmission by enrolling 95% of referred people in Medical Case Management; and (3) promote viral load suppression with the goal of 65% of people virally suppressed within 60 days of ART prescription. Early Intervention Services (EIS) is a service category identified by Health Reso...
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