STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: August 11, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the receipt of additional funding under the five-year contract with Health and Human Services Commission (Contract No. HHS000802300001, CFDA No. 10.557) for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children to (a) revise the budget to allow for acceptance of additional grant funds to increase the FY2021 Administrative allocation by $225,958.00, from $15,514,248.00 to $15,740,206.00; and (b) to redistribute an additional $299,042.00 to the FY21 Administrative allocation for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021; and (2) execution of the contract and agree to all terms and conditions of any contract amendment or other document required to receive such additional funding, approved as to form by the City Attorney - Not to exceed $225,958.00, from $15,514,248.00 to $15,740,206.00 - Financing: Health and Human Services Commission Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Since 1974, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), previously referred to as the Department of State Health Services, has funded the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Dallas. The WIC Program provides nutritious food, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. The program serves infants, children under age 5, and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. WIC is a United States Department of Agriculture program administered in Texas by the Health and Human Services Commission. In Dallas County, the WIC Program is administered by the City of Dallas, Office of Community Care.
The WIC Program was established as a response to a national survey that discovered anemia and inadequate growth were common amongst American children of low-income families. The survey also found that many women from low-income families have poor pregnancy outcomes due to inadequate nutrition. WIC’s primary mission is to give the most vulnerable children the best possible start by providing nutrition education, nutritious foods, and access to other health programs during the critical state of fetal and early childhood development; and to achieve optimal nutritional status for children before they start school. Program eligibility is based on families with household incomes at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
Currently, the WIC Program safely provides services at 17 locations throughout Dallas County. The WIC Program has extended weekday and Saturday hours of service available to accommodate and serve working families and students.
The City of Dallas is reimbursed for all expenses required to operate the WIC Program. Reimbursements are specified in the contract and are, in part, based on the number of WIC participants who are served each month. Approval of this amendment will authorize reimbursement to the City of Dallas WIC Program for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 - FY 2021 contract amount, not to exceed $15,514,248.00. The City will receive a Notice of Award by July 1 annually through the term of this contract outlining the funding amount for the upcoming FY.
Since 1974, the City of Dallas has served as the local agency for WIC service delivery in Dallas County via contractual agreement through Health and Human Services Commission (formerly Texas Department of State Health Services); and there is a need for the Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children funded through the Health and Human Services Commission. The execution of this new five-year contract will extend the WIC Program through FY 2025.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On September 23, 2020, City Council authorized a contract for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program in the amount of $13,601,737.00, by Resolution No. 20-1432.
On April 28, 2021, City Council authorized a contract for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program in the amount of $15,514,248.00, by Resolution No. 21-0695.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2021 |
FY 2022 |
Future Years |
|
Health and Human Services Commission Grant Fund |
$225,958.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Funding Summary:
FY21 HHSC Grant Funds (WIC Program) $15,514,248.00
Additional Funding Increase (this action) 225,958.00
Net FY21 Grant Funds $15,740,206.00