REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2019
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Grant Application to the California Department of Education for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the submission of a grant application to the California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division, in the amount of $2,270,634, for continued participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The application in the amount of $2,270,634 for the Child and Adult Care Food Program is funded by the California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division (State) and does not require a match.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The State requires PSD to submit an annual renewal grant application for continued Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participation. The terms included in the grant application are legally binding, and therefore require approval by the Board of Supervisors (Board). The CACFP grant application is due to the State by August 30, 2019 and will be submitted electronically upon approval by the Board.
PSD has received CACFP funding since 1965 and will use this funding to provide 984,773 meals and snacks to an estimated 3,500 Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool eligible children countywide at an approximate cost of $2.31 per meal. The meal costs exceed the reimbursement amount from the CACFP grant and are subsidized through other grant funding from Head Start and Early Head Start.
PSD operates the Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs and serves more than 3,500 children in 30 locations through direct services throughout San Bernardino County. The programs provide education, health, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages 0 to 5 with the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families. As mandated by the Head Start Performance Standards, PSD is required to provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks to an estimated 3,500 Head Start, Early Head Start and State Preschool eligible children countywide.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 29, 2019; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on July 29, 2019; and County Finance and Administration (Tanya Bratton, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on July 29, 2019.