COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO - File #: 22-468

• File #: 22-468
• Version: 1
• Type: Health and Human Services
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/8/2022
• In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
• On agenda: 8/16/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF HIV/AIDS SERVICES GRANT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZE HIV/AIDS SERVICES PROCUREMENTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/16/2022	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS	took action as recommended, on Consent	Pass

DATE:
August 16, 2022
04

TO:
Board of Supervisors

SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF HIV/AIDS SERVICES GRANT FUNDING AND AUTHORIZE HIV/AIDS SERVICES PROCUREMENTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)

Body
OVERVIEW
For 31 years the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) has authorized grants and agreements with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide care and treatment services to persons living with HIV. These funding sources include the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (RWTEA) Part A and the RWTEA Part A Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI). The RWTEA Part A and RWTEA Part A MAI comprise the single largest federal funding source for HIV services received by the County of San Diego (County). The County received notification of a grant award on May 27, 2022. The RWTEA Part A funding is $11,183,176, and the RWTEA Part A MAI funding is $793,221, for a total of $11,976,397 for the period of March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023.

HIV/AIDS services are delivered via competitively procured contracts with community-based providers, and include outpatient ambulatory health, oral health, psychiatry, medical and non-medical case management, mental health, early intervention, outpatient substance use treatment, focused services for persons of color, food and transportation, rental subsidy assistance and emergency housing assistance, and emergency financial assistance. These contracted services are funded by RWTEA Part A and RWTEA Part A MAI, as well as RWTEA Part B which is funded by HRSA and administered through California Department of Public Health. Today's action seeks the Board to approve acceptance of the RWTEA Part A and RWTEA Part A MAI funding. Additionally, today's action also requests the Board to authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to issue Competitive Solicitations for HIV/AIDS services. Lastly, today's action would authorize the application for any additional funds to be used to addr...