DATE:
May 20, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
WAIVE BOARD POLICY B-29 FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO GRANT FUNDING FROM CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION CENTER FOR FORECASTING AND OUTBREAK ANALYSIS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In April 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics was established to improve preparedness and response to infectious diseases through data, modeling, and analytics. In May 2023, the CDC published a Notice of Funding Opportunity and awarded the Centers for Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling grant opportunity, intended to support State and local leaders in developing and implementing new analytical tools best suited for their respective jurisdictions, based on the best available information. This grant supports building and scaling disease outbreak response capabilities, and working with private sector, academic, and jurisdictional partners to allow communities to more effectively use data to help identify and respond to emerging public health threats.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) applied for CDC grant funding, which included a subaward for the County of San Diego (County) in the amount of $1,324,098 for the term of September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2028. On October 24, 2023 (3), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved to accept this funding, and on September 10, 2024 (6), the Board also approved to accept additional grant funding of $355,400 for a cumulative total of $1,679,498. For both Board actions, it was anticipated the Epidemiology unit program would be able to budget the full indirect rate to the grant, and therefore, revenue would offset all expenses.
Today's action requests the Board waive Board Policy B-29 for indirect expenses, estimated at $370,068, which are not offset by grant revenue, for the period from September 30, 2023, to September 29, 2028.
Today's action su...
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