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Health Department 3.At its January 24, 2013 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved an appropriation of $25,000 from the County’s Unassigned General Fund fund balance to support the Health Department’s five-month Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) pilot project(leaving an Unassigned General Fund fund balance of approximately $28,367,741). This project will help assess if providing free NRT can significantly increasethe number of smokers who quit in Orange County. This budget amendment provides for the fund balance appropriation of $25,000 from the General Fund for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column 3) 4.The Health Department has received additional revenuesfor the following programs: Diabetes Prevention Program - additional $1,500 from the Chronic Disease and Injury Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health. These funds will be used to support the department’s existing Diabetes Prevention and Control Program through education and outreach. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)Education Grant – notification of the receipt of a $10,000 grant to develop Teen Health Educator groupsin County schools for the period of February 1, 2013 – September 30, 2013. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of funds to be received in this fiscal year ($5,714),while the remaining portion of the grant funds($4,286)will be received next fiscal year andwill be included in the department’s FY 2013-14 budgetrequest.The effort will be modeled after the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered (TRU) group, which has been highly successful. The group will be trained in safe sex practices with a focus on appropriate referral sources for teens and the promotion of Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. Parental permission to participate will be required. Thisbudget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds mentioned above. (See Attachment 1, column 4) Department of Social Services/Housing, Human Rights and Community Development 5.At its January 24, 2013 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the acceptance of an Emergency Solutions Grant Program award of $162,673 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services(DHHS).The purpose of the Emergency Solutions Grant Program is to provide homelessness prevention assistance to households who are at risk of homelessness, and assist with emergency shelter operations, as well as provide assistance to rapidly re-house persons who are homeless. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds, and establishes the following Grant Project Ordinance:(See Attachment 1, column 5)