REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Grant Agreement from Essential Access Health for Title X Grant Funds
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Accept and approve grant agreement (Subrecipient Agreement No. 454-5320-2456-200-22.3-24-25), from Essential Access Health, in the amount not-to-exceed $120,000, for the retroactive period of April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute and submit any subsequent non-substantive amendments and documents to the agreement in Recommendation No. 1, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Director of the Department of Public Health to transmit all non-substantive amendments to the agreement in Recommendation No. 1 to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The grant agreement is a cost-reimbursement agreement, in the amount not-to-exceed $120,000, from Essential Access Health (Essential Access) and does not require a match. Adequate appropriation and revenue are included in the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Essential Access is a federal grant recipient of the Department of Health and Human Services and is authorized to execute agreements with various agencies throughout California for the provision of Title X grant funding to provide women’s health services, family planning programs and preventive health care. DPH has received Title X funding for over 40 years. DPH will continue to use Title X funds to provide reproductive health care including testing and treatment, and other preventive services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings, at seven clinic sites in the cities of Ontario, Hesperia, San Bernardino, Big Bear, Barstow, and Needles. DPH serves approximately 1,419 patients a year using Title X funding.
On April 29, 2024, DPH received the grant agreement from Essential Access, in the amount not-to-exceed $120,000, for the period of April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. This item is being presented at this time, as this is the first available date following the required operational, fiscal, and legal reviews. Approval at this time will not impact DPH’s services or activities.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 6, 2024; Finance (Carl Lofton, Administrative Analyst, 387-5404) on June 5,2024; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on June 8, 2024.