Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Marc Meulman, Director, Public Health Policy and Planning
Subject: Amendment to the Grant Agreement with California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the grant agreement with California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch for STD program management and collaboration projects, increasing the amount by $69,813 to an amount not to exceed $918,663, with no change to the agreement term.
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BACKGROUND:
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) surveillance data indicate that over the past five years, there were continued increases in infectious syphilis, congenital syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia trachomatis infection across the State. The purpose of this grant is to implement public health activities to monitor, investigate, and prevent STDs in collaboration with community-based organizations within San Mateo County. Funds allocated to San Mateo County shall be used to conduct routine, universal testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia among people who are incarcerated in county juvenile correctional facilities; and to conduct or ensure the provision of routine, universal testing for syphilis among people who are incarcerated in county jails.
On June 23, 2020, this Board approved the acceptance of an award from CDPH STD Control Branch for STD program management and collaboration projects, for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $848,850.
DISCUSSION:
The passage of the 2021 State Budget Act appropriated additional local assistance funding for STD prevention and control activities. CDPH STD Control Branch allocated an additional $69,813 to Grant Agreement 19-10973 for FY 2021-22, increasing the total grant agreement amount to $9...
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