To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, RS, MSA, Health Officer
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RE: Approval to accept the Healthy Start Carryover Funding in the amount of $529,356.00
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to accept Healthy Start grant carryover funds from fiscal year 2024. Federal funder, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has approved for Genesee County to utilize the remaining funds from fiscal year 2024 in order to increase the number of resources and services provided to program participants. We request that the carryover funds for FY 2024 be accepted and placed into Funding Account- 2211-607.01-504.000 to be utilized for program services through March 31, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
Health 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 carryover funding in the amount of $529,356.00. Acceptance of these funds will allow Genesee County Health Department to increase the number of essential services provided to Healthy Start participants.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no expected impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Carryover funds from federal funder HRSA will increase the overall program budget to allow for an increased number of services that are able to be provided to program participants.
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.
resolution
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 grant carryover funds issued by The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), said acceptance increasing the current budget by a total amount of $529,356.00 to be placed into account 2211-607.01-504.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the March 19, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record any necessary budget adjustments.