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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director w ' Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrato1& COSta
DATE. June 1, 1989 County
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Funding Application #29-203-37 to the State
Department of Health Services for the Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, Funding Application #29-203-37 for submission to the State
Department of Health Services in the amount of $574 , 321 for the
period October 1, 1989 through September 30, 1990 for continuation
of the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $574, 321 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program. Sources of funding
are as follows:
$ 574 , 321 Federal funding through the
State Department of Health Services
18 ,800 County In-Kind (Space)
$ 593 , 121 Total Program
The County received $506, 509 of federal funding for this program
last fiscal year.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For over thirteen years the County has participated in the WIC
Program with the State. This is a mandated program under the
Community Health Services Division of the State Department of
Health Services. Funding Application #29-203-37 is required for
continuation of the program during the next federal fiscal year.
WIC is a nutrition education, counseling and food supplement
program for low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding
women, infants and children at nutritional risk. Approximately
7,970 clients are served 'by this program.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, a draft copy of the
application has been forwarded to the State, but subject to Board
approval. The Board Chairman should sign four copies of the
agreement, three of which should then be returned to the Contracts
and Grants Unit for submission to the State Department of Health
Services.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE; '
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA 10 OF BOARD OMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON 13 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED >< OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE 130ARD
ABSENT ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
JUN 13 1989
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Auditor Controller (Claims) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
State Department of Health Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
,. M382/7-83 BY_ �" ��� DEPUTY