Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lisa Mancini, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Acceptance of Families First Coronavirus Response Act Funds and the Execution Provider Agreements for Grab-and-Go and Home-Delivered Meals
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing waiver of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, acceptance of Families First Coronavirus Response Act funding from the California Department of Aging in the amount of $489,800, and execution of provider agreements for the term of April 13, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
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BACKGROUND:
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Congress approved the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which allocated $250 million in nutrition funds at the national level for Congregate Nutrition and Home-Delivered Meals. FFCRA funds are being directly allocated to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). San Mateo County Health's Aging and Adult Services (AAS) serves as our local AAA. The FFCRA funds are separate from Older Americans Act (OAA) funds for the AAA's Area Plan, and they have no impact on previous Area Plan allocations.
The FFCRA funds are being directed to providers who can support older adults and adults with disabilities who continue to shelter in place. Since March 2020, the County's priority has been helping our providers shift from Congregate Nutrition to "grab and go" meals. Since Nutrition sites remain closed, funds are needed to help providers cover the costs of packaged meals for pick-up by family and friends or for home delivery to seniors and adults with disabilities.
DISCUSSION:
AAS already has contracts with several community-based providers to implement Area Plan Congregate Nutrition and Home-Delivered Meal programs. Waiving the request for proposal process and directing FFCRA funds to these providers is the most efficient way to ens...
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