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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,700 FOR COMCARE'S CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant and the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request. Per County Resolution 64-2013, this grant application will be presented to the County Manager for final approval and signature.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: COMCARE is applying to the Wichita Community Foundation for funds to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED). The purchase of an AED will fulfill equipment needs to provide emergency medical services to consumers in the newly expanded Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). COMCARE operates the CSU to address the needs of clients experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. The CSU provides a safe, structured environment for the provision of crisis intervention and stabilization services 24 hours a day at 1720 E. Morris.
With this funding, COMCARE will purchase the AED and also have employees attend the recommended CPR/AED training class so that they are prepared to operate the equipment if the need arises. Given the recent expansion of the CSU, having an AED would help ensure a better outcome should one of the individuals staying there go into sudden cardiac arrest.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 07/01/13
Grant period ends: 06/30/14
Source of funding
Grant: $1,700.00
Required Match: N/A
Required Cash Match: N/A
Required In-Kind Match: N/A
Other funding: N/A
TOTAL SOURCES: $1,700.00
Uses of funding
Operational costs: $1,700.00
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