Vote: approved

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41. ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM Approve the acceptance of grant funds from the Arizona Department of Education / Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (Arizona A.G. Contract No. KR02-1170-ALS) to Maricopa County through its Human Services Department / Education Division / Head Start Zero-Five Program in the not-to-exceed amount of $278,000. Also, authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The grant award begins on October 1, 2012 and ends on September 30, 2013. The FY 2013 Human Services Department negotiated U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved indirect cost rate is 17.8% of salaries and employee related expenses. The indirect cost agreement signed with the Department of Health and Human Services specifies that food costs are not subject to indirect cost recovery; therefore, total indirect costs would be zero. Meal service expenses are paid by funds from the annual grant award (C-22-12-063-G-00/ 09CH7096-47) through individual contracts with Mesa Public Schools (C-22-13-013-3-00), Chandler Unified School District (C-22-13-012-3-00), Tempe Elementary School District # 3 (C-22-13-010-3-00), and Scottsdale Unified School District (C-22-13-011-3-00). These four contracts are scheduled for approval at the September 12, 2012 Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting. Meal services are provided to 1,455 low-income children (1,276 in Head Start and 179 in Early Head Start). Based on the length of time a child spends in the classroom, he/she will receive 1/3 to 2/3 of their daily nutritional needs by these meals and/or snacks. (C-22-13-017-G-00)