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a. Authorize the Director of Health to accept a $43,200 award from The Regents of the University of California Davis Campus School of Veterinary Medicine on behalf of its Koret Shelter Medicine Program in connection with California for All Animals statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to sign the services agreement to receive the grant award effective retroactively to December 13, 2022, to December 12, 2023, and provide deliverables consisting of tracking of specific data outlined in the agreement and one final report upon completion of the program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health to accept a $43,200 award from The Regents of the University of California Davis Campus School of Veterinary Medicine on behalf of its Koret Shelter Medicine Program in connection with California for All Animals statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to sign the services agreement to receive the grant award effective retroactively to December 13, 2022, to December 12, 2023, and provide deliverables consisting of tracking of specific data outlined in the agreement and one final report upon completion of the program.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Monterey County Animal Services submitted a SNIPtember grant proposal for $43,200 the California for All Animals Program through the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. This specific grant program is funded by a one-time California State General Fund dollars to increase the spay/neuter opportunities to animal shelters in California.
Background:
The SNIP Bus (Spay Neuter Imperative Project) is a 501(c)(3) low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic. The bus works to actively prevent the suffering and death of unwanted animals due to overpopulation. The bus is independently funded through generous sponsors.
Animal Services has been partnering with SNIP for several years, always ...
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