Subject:
Title
Grant Application with the United States Department of Homeland Security for the BioWatch program.
Recommended Action
Recommended Action:
Approval by the Department Director of the grant application with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the BioWatch program.
• The application requests an additional $174,780.00 supporting the existing BioWatch program, no county match is required.
• The continuation application package requires final application to be submitted by May 24, 2019, via grantsolutions.gov.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protection services to ensure a safe and secure community
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air and other natural resources
Summary:
This action approves a grant application for DHS’s continued funding of the existing Biowatch Program.
Background/Explanation:
This project has been ongoing since 2003 and is subject to certain information security restrictions per DHS. All information is considered “Sensitive but Unclassified”, “For Official Use Only”, and is not for public disclosure. Any public records requests made relating to this agreement should be directed to DHS.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding request is for $174,780.00 for project period July 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020. No match is required. The grant provides 100% reimbursement for approved costs. Expenditures are budgeted in Public Works, Division of Environmental Management’s Air Quality operating budget of the General Fund.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the Department Director to approve this Grant Application is granted under Code Chapter II, Article III, Section 2-62(a)(4), and via delegation of authority approved by the County Administrator on March 28, 2016.
Staff Member Responsible:
Addie Javed, Director, Public Works
Partners:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Attachments:
Signed Memo by Department Director
Intent to Apply
Prior Grant Awards