Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
Gallardo Equipment Services	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

36.GRANT FUNDS AS SUBRECIPIENT THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHApprove the application and acceptance of grant funds as a subrecipient through Northern Arizona University from National Institutes of Health, in the not-to-exceed amount of $242,800. The purpose of this grant is to identify hotspot locations for West Nile Virus in Maricopa County so that we can enhance proactive interventions the Vector Control Division is already conducting. The grant award be

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36. GRANT FUNDS AS SUBRECIPIENT THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds as a subrecipient through Northern Arizona University from National Institutes of Health, in the not-to-exceed amount of $242,800. The purpose of this grant is to identify hotspot locations for West Nile Virus in Maricopa County so that we can enhance proactive interventions the Vector Control Division is already conducting. The grant award begins on February 1, 2020 and ends on January 31, 2025. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The grant allows a 21.4% rate for indirect costs, or $42,800 which may be incurred by the Environmental Services Department or Maricopa County for th e administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Environmental Services Department's composite indirect cost rate at 21.4%, or $42,800. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $42,800; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $0. The grant award is reoccurring for FY2023 and FY2024. The cash or in-kind match is not applicable. Future ongoing cash contributions are not required after the grant period. The grant award is not a mandated function ,but provides a benefit to the citizens by identifying hotspot locations for West Nile Virus in Maricopa County so that we can enhance proactive interventions the Vector Control Division is already conducting. The entire research grant is competitively assessed by reviewers at the National Institutes of Health. Maricopa County Environmental Services will not have to competitively bid for the subaward if the research grant is funded. Upon receipt of funds and pursuant to ARS §42-17106(B), approve revenue and expenditure appropriation adjustments to the Environmental Services Department (D880) Environmental Services Grant Fund (505) associated with the grant in the amount of $121,400 for FY2023 and $121,400 for FY2024. 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. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-88-19-006-M-00)

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