Item Description:
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Federal Grant award A2412470 through HRSA for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Emergency Relief Project grant, 03/01/24-02/28/25, $6,202,426 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Federal grant award through agreement A2412470 with the US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) for the fiscal year 2024 federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Emergency Relief Project grant for the 13-county Minneapolis-St. Paul Transitional Grant Area during the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025, in the receivable amount of $6,202,426, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to serve as the Chief Elected Official for the grant; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for the program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Hennepin County is the eligible recipient for the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A Emergency Project grant for the 13-county Transitional Grant Area (TGA) as defined by the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program legislation under Title XXVI of the U.S. Public Health Service Act. The RWHAP legislation, originally known at the Ryan White CARE Act, was passed by Congress in 1990. The legislation has been reauthorized by Congress four times in 1996, 2000, 2006, and 2009. Hennepin County became eligible for Part A funding in 1995 based on the number of cumulative AIDS cases in the most recent five-year period and the number of prevalent AIDS cases in the 13-county Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined in 1995.
The Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is the designated Chief Elected Official (CEO) for the grant and assures that the grant requirements and conditions of award are met. As the grant CEO, the Chair of the Board appoints members of the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention, a community planning body which prioritizes the services funded by the grant and allocates grant funds to those services based on the needs of people with HIV living in the jurisdiction and the demographics of the HIV epidemic. The Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention membership must reflect the demographics of the local HIV epidemic, where at least 33% of members are people with HIV who are eligible for services and not aligned with any funded provider organization. The CEO designates the Public Health Department to administer the grant with the Ryan White Program unit within the Public Health Protection Area responsible for grant administrative functions including procurement of services, program and fiscal monitoring, convening and supporting the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention, grant application preparation and submission, and grant reporting.
The RWHAP provides comprehensive and culturally responsive HIV core medical and supportive services to low-income people with HIV residing in the 13-county grant jurisdiction. Hennepin County’s Part A grant currently provides funding to 14 clinic and community-based organizations that provide 12 core medical and supportive services to 4,000 people with HIV in the grant jurisdiction. Core medical services include: early intervention and outpatient ambulatory health services; medical case management; mental health and outpatient substance use disorder treatment; medical nutrition therapy; and home and community-based health services. Supportive services include: housing assistance, food bank and home delivered meals; psychosocial support; health education and risk reduction; and legal services.
This request reduces disparities in the health domain by providing funding to deliver comprehensive and culturally responsive HIV core medical and supportive services to low-income people with HIV residing in the 13-county grant jurisdiction.
APEX Coding
Fund: 20
Dept ID: 536099
Project ID: 1008674
Activity: FY24
Account Code: 42060
Name: Ryan White Part- A (Parent Project)
recommendation
Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval