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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 15, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~- <br />SUBJECT: Accept Funds from Kate B. Reynolds Foundation for Support of Healthy <br />Carolinians of Orange County <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Grant Application Rosemary Summers, 245-2411 <br />PURPOSE: To accept funds for support of Healthy Carolinians of Orange County and authorize <br />staff to create a grant ordinance for the management of the grant funds. <br />BACKGROUND: The Kate B. Reynolds Foundation has made available small grant support for <br />Healthy Carolinians partnerships across the state. The maximum award is $10,000 per year for <br />three years and can only be awarded to Healthy Carolinian partnerships that have been certified <br />by the state. The Health Department received notification in late December from Kate B. <br />Reynolds Foundation that the County was awarded the maximum amount of $30,000 over three <br />years. Grant funding will begin January 1, 2008 and $10,000 will be available for the period <br />January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Calendar years 2009 and 2010 will also have <br />$10,000 each available. Funding from Kate B. Reynolds Foundation will assist Orange County <br />with the promotion of the Healthy Carolinians partnership in order to recruit new volunteers to <br />both committees and the Council, partnership and leadership development efforts, and will <br />provide needed support for the Healthy Carolinians Coordinator and committees. Half of the <br />funds have been placed in professional contract services in order to contract with one or more <br />part time persons to provide project support for committees and the Council. The Foundation <br />required a match that is more than met through the County general fund support of the Healthy <br />Carolinians Coordinator position. No additional County funds are required. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The grant provides an additional $10,000 for each of three years to <br />provide support for the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County partnership. There are no <br />additional County funds required. Since grant funding is on a calendar year rather than a fiscal <br />year, it is recommended that a grant ordinance be created that allows for the total receipt of the <br />grant funds. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the funds in the <br />amount of $30,000 for 2008-2010 and authorize the staff to create a grant ordinance for the <br />project. <br />