Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Gallardo Emergency Management	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

59.ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONApprove the acceptance of grant funds from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The funder of this grant is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program. This is a grant application submitted by three (3) organizations: ACEEE as primary applicant, MCDPH and Columbia University. The total grant award is in th

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59. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Approve the acceptance of grant funds from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The funder of this grant is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program. This is a grant application submitted by three (3) organizations: ACEEE as primary applicant, MCDPH and Columbia University. The total grant award is in the not-to-exceed amount of $350,000 for the purpose of providing ‘Energy Insecurity and Public Health: Going Further through Cross-Sector Collaboration’ research. MCDPH is anticipated to receive $105,000 over the 3 year grant period. Authorize the Board Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable, to include the grant contract when received. The new award period begins retroactively to September 15, 2019 through September 14, 2022. It is uncertain whether this grant award will reoccur; it is being received for the first time. It is a competitive grant opportunity with no cash or in-kind match required. This is not a mandated service but provides a benefit to our citizens by tackling the problem of energy insecurity in our community in a way that reduces household energy consumption while maximizing positive health impacts. Should the grant cease, on-going contributions should not be required. MCDPH indirect rate is 19.2%. The grant allows for an indirect rate of 12%. Full indirect cost is estimated to be $18,000, of which $11,250 is recoverable and $6,750 is unrecoverable. Program costs not allocated to the grant will be subsidized by the MCDPH indirect cost pool. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. Approval of this action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-86-20-015-3-00)

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