Explanation
The Board of Health has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund the CDC Health Disparities Grant Program for the period June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2023. The grant funds awarded provide for a contract with Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University for $450,000.00, for data collection, evaluation, and assessment of Columbus Public Health’s ability to respond to health disparities related to COVID-19 and beyond the communities of color in Franklin County.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: The CDC Health Disparities Grant Program is entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City Match.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University for data collection, evaluation, and assessment services for the CDC Disparities Grant program; to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($450,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has designated the Columbus Health Department as a grantee agency and fund administrator for the CDC Health Disparities Grant program; and,
WHEREAS, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University will provide various services to meet all grant deliverables required by the CDC Health Disparities Grant program; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board to enter into this contract, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare and to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet grant deliverables; NOW, TH...
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