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Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds Received from the Women’s and Children’s Health Section/Nutrition Services Branch for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Public Health Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (100% Grant Funds - $17,348)
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STAFF CONTACT
Tiffany Thomas - Nutrition Program Coordinator - DHHS (Public Health Division) - 704-853-5113
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate 100% State Grant Revenue.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Increase State Grant revenue by $17,348 and appropriate $17,348 into the WIC Breastfeeding Subprogram accounts.
BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Division was awarded State Grant funds in the amount of $17,348 from the Women’s and Children’s Health Section/Nutrition Services Branch for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Public Health Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This grant will allow WIC to continue with the objective of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, which is to provide supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health care for low-income persons during critical periods of growth and development. The funds will be used for staff training, program supplies, and other miscellaneous items needed to implement the WIC Breastfeeding program. These are non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)