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Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Public Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funds Received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Public Health Environmental Health Healthy Wells Project (Year 6) (100% Grant Funds - $140,000)
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STAFF CONTACT
Samantha Dye - Environmental Health Administrator - DHHS (Public Health Division) - 704-853-5230
BUDGET IMPACT
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General Fund: Increase Federal Grant Revenue by $140,000 and Increase Program Project Accounts by $140,000.
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BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Division received Federal Grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Environmental Health Healthy Wells Project (Year 6). This Healthy Wells grant will strengthen Environmental Health’s capacity for detecting, preventing, and controlling environmental health hazards through data-driven and evidence-based approaches. The funds will be used for the salaries, fringes, and operating expenses of the Environmental Health Data Analyst. Notice of Award Number 6 NUE1EH001396-05-01. Total Amount of the Federal Award $707,000. Service period of award 9/1/2020 - 8/31/2026. These are non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)