To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, RS, MSA, Administrative Health Officer
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RE: Approval of two (2) grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration, in the amount of $290,476.00 and $305,798.00, to provide for Genesee County's Healthy Start Initiative
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to accept grant funding for the Healthy Start Initiative. Federal funder, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has refunded the Genesee County Healthy Start Initiative for an additional five years, funding cycles 2024 - 2029. We request that the funds be accepted and placed into funding Account- 2211-607.01-801.001 to be utilized for program services from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026
BACKGROUND:
Healthy Start is an infant mortality reduction program that uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide home visiting services to families in the Genesee County community. This project provides services to over 800 women and infants each year. In addition to home visiting, this program also provides case management, care coordination, and community resource linkages to decrease maternal and infant mortality.
DISCUSSION:
This request is to accept two (2) funding awards in the amount of $290,476.00 and $305,798.00 from federal funder, HRSA, for the Healthy Start Initiative. Acceptance of these funds will allow Genesee County Health Department to continue to provide essential services to Healthy Start participants.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no expected impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds from federal funder HRSA will increase the overall program budget and allow for the continuation of Healthy Start services.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There is no expected impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There is no expected impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Genesee County Healthy Start continues to support a Healthy, Livable, and Safe Community through the utilization of community resources. Home visiting services provided through the Healthy Start Initiative are shown to decrease maternal and infant mortality, therefore contributing to full term pregnancies and healthy infants.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Health Officer to accept two funding awards in the amount of $290,476.00 and $305,798.00 issued by The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), said acceptance additional increases the current budget for a total amount of $1,088,090.00, said funding to be paid to account 2211-607.01-801.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request dated September 3, 2025, being on file with the official records of the September 3, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board).