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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to sign Agreement #13-20933 with the California Department of Public Health in the amount of $517,949, for the period of February 10, 2014 through February 9, 2015, to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) training and technical assistance to local health departments in the applicable service area to promote the delivery of SNAP-Ed nutrition education and physical activity promotion; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or designee to approve three future amendments up to ten percent (10%) of the annual amount, which does not significantly alter the scope of services or result in an increase to net county costs.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or designee to sign Agreement #13-20933 with the California Department of Public Health in the amount of $517,949, for the period of February 10, 2014 through February 9, 2015, to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) training and technical assistance to local health departments in the applicable service area to promote the delivery of SNAP-Ed nutrition education and physical activity promotion; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or designee to approve three future amendments up to ten percent (10%) of the annual amount, which does not significantly alter the scope of services or result in an increase to net county costs.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
SNAP-Ed is a federal/state partnership that supports nutrition education for persons eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State agencies that choose to conduct nutrition education through their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are eligible to be reimbursed for up to one half of the SNAP-Ed costs by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. State and local funding comes primarily from land-grant institutions whic...
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