Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director of Human Services Agency
Subject: Acceptance of a one-time allocation of federal Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) supplemental grant through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The County of San Mateo to accept the ARPA-CBCAP supplemental grant fund which will further support prevention planning efforts and direct service activities, in the amount of $300,368 from the State of California Health and Human Services Agency; and
B) The Director of the Human Services Agency (HSA), or his designee, to act on behalf of the County of San Mateo in connection with the ARPA-CBCAP allocation award, and to enter into, execute, and deliver any and all documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate for allowable prevention activities and Title IV-E reporting requirements; and
C) The Director of HSA, subject to the terms and conditions that are specified in the letter of intent for the receipt of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Supplemental grant attachments A and B, dated January 13, 2021, to allocate received funds in the contracting of related services.
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BACKGROUND:
The purpose of CBCAP programs is to support community-based efforts to develop, operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as to better strengthen and support families to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.
Counties with a Title IV-E agreement with the State electing to receive funds agree to all reporting requirements set forth by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the Administration for Children and Families. The reporting requirements include collecting aggregate quantitative and qualitative data regarding pla...
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