Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate a total of $274,653.00 in grant money to fund the STD Surveillance (SSuN) Grant Program, for the period of September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) is participating in the STD Surveillance Network (SSuN) program to better understand behavioral, demographic, and clinical information on gonorrhea cases. This information will allow CPH and the CDC to better understand the epidemiology of STDs and to inform national and local STD prevention efforts.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting, financial management, and ensures the continued operation of the grant in order to meet grant deliverables required by the grantor.
FISCAL IMPACT: The SSuN Grant Program is entirely funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a 2025-2026 STD Surveillance (SSuN) Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to authorize the appropriation of $274,653.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriation between object classes as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department; and to declare an emergency. ($274,653.00)
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WHEREAS, $274,653.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the SSuN Grant Program, for the period of September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026; and.
WHEREAS, the City may receive additional funds awarded from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the support of the SSuN Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and...
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