Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $1,546,254.00 in grant monies to fund the 2023 HIV Prevention Grant Program, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $1,546,254.00
The HIV Prevention Grant 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 Columbus and Franklin County, with special emphasis on men who have sex with men, individuals with high risk sexual contact, youth, and injection drug/substance users.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible and to not delay any HIV Prevention services. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The HIV Prevention Grant Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not require a city match.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to accept an HIV Prevention Grant from the Ohio Department of Health; to authorize the appropriation of $1,546,254.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. (1,546,254.00)
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WHEREAS, $1,546,254.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the HIV Prevention Grant Program, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the support of the HIV Prevention Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the HIV P...
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