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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 8 4
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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra I
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat10 Costa
DATE: May 13, 1992 County
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Funding Application #28-526 to the March of
Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the submission of Funding Application #28-526
to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (Greater Bay Area
Chapter) in the amount of $5, 000 for the period June 1, 1992
through May 31, 1993 for County's Child Health and Disability
Prevention Program (CHDP) , to provide funds for the Healthy
Beginnings Project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this application will result in $5, 000 of funding for
the Department's Child Health and Disability Prevention Program.
No County funds are required.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The March of Dimes is a non-profit agency which focuses on early
intervention for pregnant women in an effort to prevent poor birth
outcomes. Approval of this funding application will provide $5,000
for bus and/or taxi vouchers to ensure that women keep their
prenatal appointments and establish a lending library of materials
to educate women on nutrition during pregnancy, prenatal complica-
tions and the risks to unborn from smoking and substance abuse.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, the application has
been forwarded to the March of Dimes, but subject to Board
approval. Five copies of the certified Board Order should be
returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for processing.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM D ION OF BOARD 114OMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON 4 1� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORSN THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
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Risk Management Phil Ralgelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Suvervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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