Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Nina Rhee, Acting Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Acceptance of Home and Community Based Services Senior Nutrition Infrastructure Grant Program Funding from the California Department of Aging
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of Home and Community Based Services Senior Nutrition Infrastructure grant program funding from the California Department of Aging in the amount of $954,915, and the execution of provider agreements for the term of November 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
During Spring 2021, Meals on Wheels submitted an Advocacy Proposal to the State Legislature, requesting funds to support capacity and infrastructure improvement grants for senior nutrition programs. The Home and Community Based Services Senior Nutrition Infrastructure (HCBS NI) grant funding is the result of that proposal. HCBS NI will provide $38 million to enhance, expand, and increase senior nutrition infrastructure in California.
The HCBS NI program will fund capacity and infrastructure improvement grants to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) for senior nutrition programs under the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act. These grants prioritize purchasing, upgrading, and refurbishing infrastructure for the production and distribution of congregate nutrition services and home-delivered meals, including but not limited to:
1. Production-scale commercial kitchens;
2. Warming, refrigeration, or freezer capacity and equipment;
3. Food delivery vehicles;
4. Improvements and equipment to expand capacity for providers of meals;
5. and technological or data system infrastructure for monitoring client health outcomes.
As San Mateo County's AAA, Aging and Adult Services (AAS) will receive these HCBS NI funds and has selected appropriate contractors to provi...
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