Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded additional grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the Drug Overdose Prevention Grant for the Addiction Services Division. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $12,000.00 in additional grant money for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.
The purpose of this funding is to implement comprehensive sustainable interventions at the local level to prevent drug overuse, misuse, abuse, and overdose. The goal is to support local communities based on the needs identified within their community by providing resources for community coalitions and strategic plans, overdose fatality review boards, immediate community response plans and implementation of comprehensive sustainable systems in various settings to screen, identify and link at-risk populations with services. We have used this grant to formalize the Columbus & Franklin County Addiction Plan, with grant continuation focusing on coalition evaluation, as well as developing and implementing proposed changes for improvements on outcomes. The additional grant funds are for implementing an Ohio Overdose Awareness Day activity in collaboration with community partners.
This ordinance is submitted as emergency so a delay in services does not occur
FISCAL IMPACT: The Drug Overdose Prevention Grant 2022 additional grant funds are fully funded ($12,000.00) by the Ohio Department of Health and does not require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for additional funds to the Drug Overdose Prevention Grant 2022 in the amount of $12,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $12,000.00 in additional grant money to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($12,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $12,000.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for...
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