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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: December 21 2007 ®�
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SUBJECT: Approval of Grant Award#28-779 from New Connections
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to accept on
behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-779 from New Connections, to pay the County an amount not to
exceed $12,000, for the County's Public Health Division AIDS Counseling and Testing Program- Growing
Great Families Project, for the period from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Grant Award will result in an amount of $12,000 from New Connections. No County
funds are required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The County's Public Health AIDS Program currently provides HIV testing and counseling by State Certified
staff in a number of locations throughout the County. The Growing Great Families Project will add funding
to the existing HIV counseling and testing program allow the County to test up to two (2) participants per
session, serving those at great risk for HIV and Hepatitis. The goal of the funding is to provide increased
access to HIV testing through the Growing Great Families Project at the New Connections site, through
September 30, 2008.
Three sealed and certified copies of the Board should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _(p3' SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
---APPROVE THER
SIGNATURES :
ACTION OF BOARD O - APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED_ � 0
VOTE OF SUPERVI R I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS/A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT)J.A[r -. AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUP VISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) ATTESTED �a0�
CULLEN, C EW OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) 5 ERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Grantor
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