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Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2021-20 Authorization to Enter into Contract with and Distribute funds to Selected Applicants from the 2024 Funding for Community Response and Preparedness RFP
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Public Health-Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) released the 2024 Funding for Community Response and Preparedness Request for Proposals to seek applicants that would provide community support for responding and preparing to moments of natural or other disasters. This includes supporting projects that are responding directly to moments of crisis and implementing preemptive strategies and support to ensure communities are prepared before a crisis occurs.
Applicants from this RFP were scored by external panelists which resulted in funding recommendations. The following agencies are recommended to enter into contract to and fund at the following amounts:
Agency Program Amount
United Way of Dane County 211 App Spanish Version $14,000.00
Kennedy Heights Community Center Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters and Emergencies $14,000.00
Madison Area Care for the Homeless (MACH) OneHealth, Inc. dba Madison Street Medicine Emergency Weather Staffing for People Experiencing Houselessness $14,000.00
Meadowood Health Partnership MHP Community Preparedness $14,000.00
Journey Mental Health Center Back-Up Generator Purchase for Care Continuity $14,000.00
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madison and Dane County authorizes the Director of Public Health, or their designee, to accept and distribute the funding, and sign contracts with the above selected vendors.
Drafted by: Ahmad Moghadam
Introduced: 5/28/2024
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