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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,947,909 FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE SEDGWICK COUNTY DIVISION OF HEALTH.
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne, Director, Division of Health.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application of the grant; the electronic submittal of the application for the grant; and authorize the Chairman to sign all necessary documents; including the grant award agreement containing substantially the same terms and conditions as the application; and approve the establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request at the time the grant documents are executed.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: KDHE provides Aid to Local (ATL) Grant Funding opportunities to support specific or targeted health service needs on an annual basis. The ATL Grant application opportunity covers many, but not all, of the grants awarded from KDHE to the Division of Health. This grant represents 19% of the Division of Health budget and 35% of all grants received.
The Division of Health was awarded $1,925,053 for the previous SFY 2017; we are requesting an average combined overall increase of $22,856 or 1.19% above the SFY 2017 award. Without this funding, many programs would be drastically reduced or services would no longer be provided.
The Division of Health is requesting ATL funding in the amount of $1,947,909 combined with the required match of $352,052 for a total of $2,299,961 for SFY 2018. (See Attachment 1 for an overview of funding by category requested for SFY 2018, as well as a list of the amount of funding requested and awards received for SFY 2017.)
Two grant categories, Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health, both require a 40% match funding requirement. (See Attachment 2 for Match Funding Information Detail.)
Additionally, the State Formula block grant includes ...
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