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Committee approves acceptance and expansion of $190,000 Hepatitis C grant to DPH

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · May 20, 2020
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Summary

The committee approved forwarding a retroactive DPH authorization to accept and expand a $190,000 California Department of Public Health grant supporting hepatitis C prevention, surveillance, and targeted community projects; DPH outlined allocations to three community partners.

The Budget & Finance Committee on May 20 voted to forward a retroactive resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expand a $190,000 grant from the California Department of Public Health for hepatitis C prevention and control activities covering Dec. 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.

Katie Burke, viral hepatitis coordinator at DPH, told the committee the noncompetitive formula award supported continued progress on testing and treatment access in San Francisco and proposed allocating $61,040 to Shanti for care navigation and support for people living with HIV, $38,753 to Haluna Health for a temporary research project on perinatal hepatitis C vulnerability, and $86,223 to Potencia Consulting to support surveillance infrastructure and planning for COVID‑era adaptations.

The committee closed public comment (no callers) and voted 3–0 to forward the item to the Board with a positive recommendation.

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