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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 24, 1992 SUBJECT: Injury Prevention Grants DEPARTMENT: HEALTH ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Memorandum from Injury Control section 2) Inquiry Prevention Grant Application Guidelines Action Agenda Item No. nT- 10L. PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No INFORMATION CONTACT: HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham - 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To authorize the Health Department to collaborate with the Dispute Settlement Center and the Durham /Orange Coalition for Battered Women on the submission of two (2)) grant applications for injury prevention funds. The Health Department would primarily serve as the fiscal intermediary and monitor implementation of the projects. The Injury Control section will evaluate the applications and determine if they warrant award of funds. BACKGROUND: The Injury Control Section of the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources has mini -grant funds available to local health departments for community -based injury control programs. The Orange County Health Department received two (2) of these grants for FY 91- 92 for its Buckle Up Baby - Plus and Project Poison Patrol Programs. The maximum amount available per grant is $7,000. The Injury Control section encourages other community agencies interested in mini -grant funds to work with their local health departments. However, the application must be submitted by the health department. This year the Health Department has been approached by two community organizations who are interested in applying for grant funds. The Dispute Settlement center would like to apply for funds to conduct conflict resolution training for children at the 5th through 8th grade level in schools, neighborhoods or recreation programs. The Durham /Orange coalition for Battered Women wishes to apply for funding to support its "Change " program which is a counseling program for men interested in modifying their violent behavior. This program is offered in chapel Hill. Both agencies emphasize that funding received through the Injury Prevention Grant Program would be used to supplement, not supplant, any funding they receive from the County. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Health Department be authorized to collaborate with the Dispute Settlement Center and the Durham /Orange coalition for Battered women on the submission of two (2) injury prevention grant applications- - one (1) from each agency.