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Authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Case Management grant in the estimated amount of $374,000.00, with no match for the City of Laredo Public Health Department for term period from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, with up to four (4) one-year renewals through August 31, 2029, for a total grant award of up to $1,870,000.00, and further authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents related to this grant. Any funding as a result of this application will be appropriated to the Health Department CYSHCN fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo Public Health Department wishes to apply for the funding opportunity by The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to be considered for funding through the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Case Management grant program.
Through this award, Laredo Public Health Department will be able to provide leadership in assessing, prioritizing, and addressing the health needs of children/youth with special health care needs in Texas, to promote the health of families through advocacy and education and to ensure access to high-quality, community-based, preventive, primary and specialty health care.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that Council approves the Resolution.
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