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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $2,000,000 in additional grant funds from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc. for Texas Refugee Medical Screening Grant and authorize seven full-time equivalent grant-funded positions. Funding: $2,000,000 is available from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc. for the period from January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026. A City funding match is not required.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $2,000,000 is available from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc for the period from January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026. A fiscal note is attached.
Prior Council Action:
September 26, 2024 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20240926-062 which approved amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to accept and appropriate an additional $1,800,000 in grant funds from the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, for the Refugee Health Grant. The item was approved on a 10-0 vote, with Council Member Harper-Madison off the dais.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Cassandra DeLeon, Assistant Director, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 512-972-6760; Lynda Riquelme, Unit Manager, Communicable Diseases, 512-972-5777; Isabel Hargrove, Program Supervisor, Refugee Services, 512-972-5554; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
This funding is provided by United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) for Federal Fiscal Year 2025-2026, starting January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026.
The goal of the USCRI Refugee Health Grant is to provide health screening, assessment, referral services, and follow-up for Refugees,...
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