Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

83.APPLY AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS AND APPROVE COMPETITION IMPRACTICABLE FOR REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, AND MIGRANT COMMUNITIES COVID-19 RESPONSE Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in the not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 for the purpose of scaling up innovative COVID-19 education, testing, contact tracing, vaccination, and other prevention and mitigation strategies with refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communiti

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83. APPLY AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS AND APPROVE COMPETITION IMPRACTICABLE FOR REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, AND MIGRANT COMMUNITIES COVID-19 RESPONSE Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in the not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 for the purpose of scaling up innovative COVID-19 education, testing, contact tracing, vaccination, and other prevention and mitigation strategies with refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities. Additionally, approve a Competition Impracticable procurement award to International Rescue Agency (IRC) in an amount not to exceed $250,000 under Procurement Authority Code MC1-352 as they have been identified to be our primary partner if awarded this grant. IRC is the only refugee resettlement organization in Maricopa County with the capacity, infrastructure, and established service model to fulfill the grant outcomes. Authorize the Board Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The award period begins between July 1 and July 31, 2021 and ends on June 30, 2022. These funds are COVID-19 related and provided by Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control. If awarded, it will be budgeted to FY22 Public Health (D860) Public Health Grants Fund (532) Non-Recurring (NRNP). This is a new grant award opportunity and it is not anticipated to reoccur. It is competitive and there is no cash or in-kind match required. The grant award is not a mandated function but is a benefit to the public by focusing on the COVID-19 response in refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities. Should it be discontinued, on-going contributions would not be required. It is estimated that up to 90% of the award will be passed thru to a sub-contractor. That amount is not subject to indirect. The grant allows for the full indirect rate of 18.8%. If awarded the maximum, the indirect cost is estimated to be $39,562, of which $3,956 is recoverable and $35,606 is unrecoverable. Any program costs not allocated to the grant will be subsidized by the Departments indirect cost pool. (C-86-22-186-X-00)

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