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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20230818-008) to accept and appropriate $300,000 in additional grant funds from the Texas Department of Health Services for the HIV Prevention Grant.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $300,000 is available from the Texas Department of Health Services. A City match is not required. A fiscal note is attached.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, (512) 972-5012; Cassandra DeLeon, Assistant Director for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division, (512) 972-6760; Saeed Azadi, Public Health Division Manager (512) 972-5413; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, (512) 972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
This grant funding is provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for the State Fiscal Year 2024 (SFY24) starting September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. DSHS is extending its current contract end date from August 31, 2024 to December 31, 2024, thereby extending the current contract by an additional four months and adding $300,000 in grant funds.
The goals of the Texas HIV Plan are to increase HIV awareness among members of the public, community leaders, and policymakers, increase access to HIV prevention efforts for communities and groups at highest risk, successfully diagnose all HIV infections, increase timely linkage to HIV-related treatment for those newly diagnosed with HIV, increase continuous participation in systems of treatment among people living with HIV, and increase viral suppression among people living with HIV.
The City's Fiscal Year 2023-2024 HIV Prevention Grant has a current appropriation amount of $801,000 awarded for the SFY24 contract period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, and the additional $300,000 award for the SFY24 four-month contract extension period of September 1...
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