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living with mental illness , intellectual or developmental disabilities , traumatic brain injuries , <br /> and substance use disorders . The funding from this grant will be used to support the FIT <br /> Program Lead Community Health Worker . This budget amendment provides for the receipt <br /> of $ 15 , 457 from the grant award to be spent on personnel costs . <br /> 9 . The Health Department has received $ 1 , 935 in state funding for Child Fatality Reporting . <br /> These funds will be used to prepare and begin using the NFR- CRS web based <br /> standardized case reporting tool . Funds were appropriated by the General Assembly to <br /> support implementation of the changes authorized by North Carolina Session Law ( NCSL) <br /> 2023 - 134 to restructure child death reviews by local teams and to offset the costs <br /> associated with local team participation in NFR-CRS . This budget amendment provides for <br /> the receipt of $ 1 , 935 from the grant award to be spent on contract services . <br /> 10 . The Health Department has received $ 12 , 335 in federal pass-through funding for <br /> Investment in Performance Management . These funds will be used towards the purchase <br /> of Charity Tracker software . This database software will be used by the Family Success <br /> Alliance ( FSA) for case management to track visits and activities for each client served . <br /> Some of the biggest barriers that FSA looks at are clients ' transportation finances , do they <br /> have access to insurance , to the clinics , and if finances are an issue due to employment , <br /> FSA can help individuals find jobs through their case management . The software and <br /> underlying database will then enable the Navigators to report their activities to the state <br /> more easily and accurately . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of $ 12 , 335 <br /> from the grant award to be spent on equipment costs . <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports : <br /> • GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br /> OBJECTIVE 1 . Improve harm reduction , prevention , and support services for adults <br /> and children experiencing behavioral health issues , substance use disorder , and <br /> intellectual or developmental disability . <br /> OBJECTIVE 2 . Expand access to quality , affordable healthcare services . (e . g . , Crisis <br /> Diversion facility , Medicaid expansion , crisis response , healthy living campaign ) . <br /> OBJECTIVE 3 . Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for <br /> our most vulnerable community members (e . g . , veterans , unhoused people , foster <br /> children , older adults , etc . ) . <br /> • GOAL 41 MULTI -MODAL TRANSPORTATION <br /> OBJECTIVE 2 . Increase community awareness of all modes of transportation including <br /> transit , bike and pedestrian , vehicle , and all other modes . <br /> Department on Aging <br /> 11 . The Orange County Department on Aging has received notification of additional Home and <br /> Community Care Block Grant funds , distributed by the Central Pines Council of <br /> Governments , in the amount of $ 31 , 280 . These funds will be used to provide additional <br /> funding toward the Lunch Program , Wellness Program , and Community Based Supplies . <br /> This budget amendment provides for the use of these funds during the current fiscal year . <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports : <br /> • GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br />