Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health received funds for the HIV Prevention grant program from the Ohio Department of Health. Ordinance No. 0216-2023 authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) for the provision of HIV Testing and Screening services.
The HIV Prevention Program enables Columbus Public Health to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV counseling and testing/referral; partner counseling; and health education/risk reduction behavior modification programs. Services are provided to residents of Franklin County and other regional counties, with special emphasis on men who have sex with men, individuals with high risk sexual contact, youth, and injection drug/substance users.
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) for the period through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, for a new contract amount of $323,363.00.
Emergency action is required to ensure the continued operation of the HIV Prevention grant program and to meet deliverables required by the grantor to avoid forfeiture of future funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant award from the Ohio Department of Health. This grant does not generate revenue nor require a city match.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) for the provision of HIV Testing and Screening services for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has received funding from the Ohio Department of Health for the HIV Prevention grant program; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure continued services provisions under the program, it is necessary to modify an exist...
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