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C. 55

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 26, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Award #78-002 with the State of California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/26/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 26, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept Grant Award #78-002 (State Award Number AMDPHL01) with the State of California Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $2,571,581, for the COVID-19 Edpidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Enhancing Detection Expansion Advanced Molecular Detection Supplemental Funding for Major Construction, for the period from May 14, 2021 through July 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of the grant award will result in payment to the County of up to $2,571,581 in funding from the CDPH. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The State of California recently received additional funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide large costs associated with major and new construction in public health laboratories. The County’s public health laboratory facility is in need of physical improvements to strengthen preparedness and capacity for molecular detection, analysis and report of SARS -CoV-2 and other pathogen of public health importance. Contra Costa County was awarded $2,571,581 for advanced molecular detection related construction and renovations and will be used to construct a new public health laboratory.

This grant award is being processed late due to an oversight by the Department’s Public Health laboratory staff. The grant award letter was received by staff in late December 2021, however, staff was unfamiliar with receiving only an Award letter and did not realize it needed Board of Supervisor’s approval.

Approval of Grant Award #78-002 will allow Contra Costa County’s Health Services Department to construct a new public health laboratory in order to expand and support molecular detection, analysis and reporting of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens of public health importance, through July 31, 2024.