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Population Health Grant Awards - Pfister
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The Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago, FY14-FY15 Care and Prevention in the United States (CAPUS) Grant Award in the amount of $175,000 was awarded for the period of January 1, 2014 through September 29, 2015. These funds will go to expand routine HIV screening (approximately 6,000 a year) within clinical and correctional settings. The amount requested to be appropriated in FY14 is $91,677 and the difference will be budgeted in FY15. The continued funding will be used for the full-time Community Health Associate II that will act as the HIV Testing Site Coordinator. Non-salary expenses will be for condoms, lubricants, laptops and travel. These funds will also offset existing staff costs.
Suggested Motion
To accept the additional funding of $175,000 from the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago. If deemed necessary, to authorize the Executive Director to execute an emergency appropriation or line item transfer to allow for expenditure of these funds for enhanced programming in Population Health Services.