City of Columbus - File #: 2072-2023

• File #: 2072-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2023
• In control: Health & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 9/11/2023
• Final action: 9/13/2023
• Title: To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio grant program in the amount of $900,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $900,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the Board of Health to enter into contractual agreements with the following qualified vendors: Aids Healthcare foundation, Equitas Health, Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, and Stonewall Columbus Inc. for the provision of HIV related services to clients required to meet the deliverables of the grant for the period of August 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024; to authorize the expenditure of $432,784.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency ($900,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/13/2023	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/12/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/11/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
9/11/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation:
BACKGROUND:
Columbus Public Health, in partnership with community leaders, developed a strategic plan to reduce the number of people living with HIV by 75% in 5 years and 90% in 10 years. Columbus Public Health (CPH) embraces the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s mantra toward Ending the HIV Epidemic, which is to create “Disruptive Innovation”. CPH will seek to prevent new HIV infections by focusing on four (4) pillars: treating HIV to achieve viral suppression, diagnose HIV so all person know their HIV status, prevent infections through PrEP and syringe support programs, and respond to HIV clusters, or outbreaks, within the community. This grant specifically focuses on the diagnose and prevent pillars.
Columbus Public Health has been awarded grant funding from the Ohio Department of Health. This grant award originates from the U.S. department of Health and Human Services, for the: Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio grant program. This ordiance is needed to accept the funding of $900,000.00 in grant monies for grant program, Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to end the Epidemic in Ohio for the period of August 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. This ordinance also authorizes subrecipient agreements with the following vendors.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (EBO_CC-CC-010938): $55,284.00
Equitas Health, Inc. (EBO_CC-CC043135): $212,500.00
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., dba Primary One Health (EBO_CC-CC-005542): $120,000.00
Stonewall Columbus Inc. (EBO_CC-CC004810): 45,000.00
Total Contracts: $432,784.00
The identified subrecipients are to carry out the deliverables detailed in the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio. These agreements with the subrecipeients are for the period of August 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. The subrecipients will assist CPH in fu...