DEPARTMENT
Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Subrecipient Agreements with two organizations, on behalf of the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), in the aggregate amount $3,999,776.00 provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health) as follows: (a) with the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) in the amount of $749,144.00 to implement evidenced-based, culturally-tailored health literacy strategies to enhance the rates of COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, mitigation measures, and vaccine confidence and the cross-cutting urgency of behavioral health literacy and access to related services among racial and ethnic minority populations and other socially vulnerable populations, and (b) with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), in the amount of $800,000.00 to provide quality improvement activities and program evaluation. The County Attorney is authorized to approve the MOUs and Subrecipient Agreements as to form and make necessary changes thereto prior to execution. The MOUs and Subrecipeint Agreements are effective July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Official Code of Georgia Section 36-10-1: All official contracts entered into by the County governing authority and with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
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