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Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds (Year 3) Received from the NC Division of Public Health - Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section (100% Grant Funds - $130,000)
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STAFF CONTACT
Tiffany Thomas - Maternal and Child Health Administrator - DHHS (Public Health Division) - 704-853-5113
BUDGET IMPACT
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General Fund: Increase state grant revenue by $130,000 and increase project expenditures by $130,000. No additional County funds
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BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Division received State Grant funds from the North Carolina Division of Public Health - Women, Infants, and Community Wellness Section. This is funding for the third year of a three-year grant. The funds provide for conducting evidence-based strategies to lower the unintended pregnancy rate, overall infant mortality rate and/or the maternal mortality rate in the County. The funds will be used for a nurse and related expenses for this program. These are non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)