REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 6, 2021
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, Interim Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title v
Allocations from the California Department of Public Health for COVID-19 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection Funding
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Ratify the acceptance of the following allocations from the California Department of Public Health for COVID-19 activities:
1. Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection funding, Award No. COVID-19ELC36, in the amount of $16,202,583, for the period of May 18, 2020 through November 17, 2022.
2. Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection Expansion funding, Award No. COVID-19ELC94, in the amount of $98,066,203, for the period of January 15, 2021 through July 31, 2023.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, Interim 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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The allocations in the amount of $16,202,583 from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act and $98,066,203 from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act awarded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) do not require a match. Adequate appropriation is included in the Department of Public Health's (DPH) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The goal of Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Enhancing Detection funding is to rapidly establish and monitor key activities related to COVID-19 in the areas of epidemiology, laboratory and informatics. Monitoring the indicators associated with these strategies are intended...
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