Background
This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 3289-2021, passed by Columbus City Council on December 13, 2021, which authorized the Board of Health to enter into grant agreements with several entities that align with the efforts of The Commission on Black Girls. This Ordinance is necessary to allow the grants that were being managed by Columbus Public Health to be moved under the purview of the Department of Neighborhoods. The Commission on Black Girls transitioned from Columbus Public Health to the Department of Neighborhoods in June 2022, to better align with the City’s programming. The transfer of these grants will accommodate the transition and allow grants to be executed, modified, and managed by the Department of Neighborhoods.
It is necessary to extend two grants which were not finalized until April 2022; therefore, the programs were not afforded the appropriate time needed to expend the funds and convene program activities. Additionally, three grant agreements were not executed because of The Commission on Black Girls’ transition to the Department of Neighborhoods. This Ordinance would allow those grant agreements to be executed so program activities can take place in 2023. This legislation will not require additional funding, but will allow programs to expend the remaining balance of the funding that was awarded in the initial ordinance (3289-2021). These grants will necessitate advance payment.
Physicians CareConnection in partnership with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter
Physicians CareConnection will serve as the fiscal agent for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter in order for the organization to receive funding for their existing youth services which focuses on enrichment programs for Black girls. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter positively impacts the community with informative programming focused on health, education, youth development and empowerment as ...
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