RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE Appropriation and Revenue Adjustment No. 5076 authorizing new revenue in the amount of $2,128,948 in the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau (0588), for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Grant awarded by the Administration for Children and Families.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will provide revenue to fund the provision of services to 190 additional Early Head Start Child Care Partnership slots throughout the County. Annual pension cost is $134,026. This program is 100% funded by the Federal government.
BACKGROUND:
The County's Employment & Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau, was awarded new grant, Early Head Start Child Care Partnership, to provide Early Head Start childcare services to 190 needy children 0-3 years of age. Total grant award amounted to $3.6 million per year plus $920,000 for start-up, with project period March 1, 2017 through August 31, 2021. Federal regulations provide for the continuation of funding after the end of the initial project period. Only 74 out of 600 nationwide applicants were selected for the highly sought after funding.
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