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DIVIS][ON OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE AGREEMENT ADDENDA Orange County Health Department Epidemiology Contractor Name Section f~_ ..A.. Public Health Preparedness and Response Br Activity #4519 Bioterrorism - :~mallpoz SFY - 04 Activity Number and Title August 31, 2003 - August 30, 2004 ~~ Effective Period (Beginning and Ending Date) Revision # Date The North Carolina Smallpox Vaccination Plan (NCSVP) is a key element of the State's Public Health Preparedness and Response Plan for Iioterrorism and the overall work of the Department of Health and Human Services. The North Carolina Smallpox Vaccination Plan involves all North Carolina counties and local health departments and requires detailed planning at the state, regional and local levels for pre-event vaccination, ring vaccination and mass vaccination. Under this Agreement Addenda, Local (County) Health Departments are authorized to administer funds in support of the State's Smallpox preparedness plan and their county's plans. The total amour: funded under this Agreement Addenda is $1,490,580. These funds are made available to Local (County) Health Departments and Multi County Districts to maintain and strengthen state, region«1 and local Smallpox preparedness and response activities. Specifically, these funds will be used to maintain and enhance activities, including, but not limited to: Surveillance, Disease Investigation, Vaccination, Mass Care, Mass Fatality, Quarantine/Isolation, Public Information, and Command/ControU(Jo*+~*++~cations. When such activities are performed, LHDs will ensure that smallpox is included in the list of possible agents and the particular features of smallpox as a BT agent are addressed. In support of the overall smallpox preparedness efforts, funds maybe expended for: education and training, exercises. recruitment of volunteers, maintenance of data bases of vaccination centers and distribution points, acqui:;ition of equipment and systems for data management, rapid reporting, outbreak investigation, case finding, i solation and quarantine, contact tracing, vaccination and risk communication. Method of Accountability: • Local (County) Health Departure nts will establish and maintain a method of reporting monthly fiscal ' expenditures and SVP activities. These reports are to be made available to the State's Bioterrorism Coordinator quarterly or, upon reasonable request. Itemized Budget: • The itemized budget for the new CDC Bioterrorism Grant Year 04 which began August 31, 2003 (listed on budget estimate as Futid/RCC/FRC: 1563-2680, 2681, 2686, 2686, 2688-ET) is to be budgeted fora 12 month service andpavment period, through An~~~t 30 2004. that will extend /overlap into SFY OS for Julv andi Ate. Funding for the activities authorized under this Amendment may occur in both NC State Fiscal Years 2203-2004 and 2004-2005. Budget breakdowns for each fiscal year are attached and incorporated herein by reference. Departments should ensure that adequate funds are reserved to maintain any ongoing activities through the first two months of SFY 04-05. Notification of any reallocation of budgeted amounts should be submitted to Dr. James Kirkpatrick, Bioterrorism Coordinator, Office of Public Health Preparedness acid Response. Page - of - County Health` irector Signature and Da e I`~