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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...
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