Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health originating from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $50,000.00 in grant monies to fund the COVID - 19 BRIC/ Building Resilient Inclusive Communities Grant Program for the period of April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
Columbus Public Health intends to enhance equitable access to safe places for physical activity and essential travel through plan development and community engagement. CPH will collaborate with task forces/coalitions (Active Linden and Bike Friendly Franklinton) that support safe, equitable physical activity during COVID-19. CPH will support at least one community improvement plan that includes the potential assessment of local community design as it relates to improving safe and equitable access to physical activity (including number of federal, state or local partners formally engaged) as well as at least two alternative commuting facilities, programs or services created or enhanced that support equitable access that can be used by the priority population in each community to safely travel to essential services, including jobs, medical appointments, grocery stores or food pantries, taking into effect how local demand has changed during COVID-19.
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 given the grant start date of April 1, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City match. ($50,000.00)
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the COVID - 19 BRIC/ Building Resilient Inclusive Communities Grant Program in the amount of $50,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 to the Health Depa...
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