STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: May 27, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: Nadia Chandler-Hardy
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) sixth amendment to Contract No. 2017-049838-001 (Amendment No. 6, CFDA No. 10.557), with the Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to (a) revise the budget to decrease the FY 2020 Administrative allocation by $550,627.00, from $14,470,315.00 to $13,919,688.00, and to redistribute an additional $355,800.00 to the FY 2020 Extra Funding allocation for the period October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020; and (2) execution of the contract amendment and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the contract - Not to exceed $550,627.00 from $59,466,213.00 to $58,915,586.00 - Financing: Health and Human Services Commission Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Since 1974, the 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.
This item authorizes the reallocation of unearned grant funds, decreasing the FY 2020 total contract budget by $550,627.00 and guarantees revised funding in the amount of $13,919,688.00 for the FY 2020 allocation fo...
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