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Gilpin County directs staff to apply for five-year EPIC public-health grant; vote 2-1
Summary
Public-health Director Lisa Witt presented a plan to apply for a competitive five-year EPIC grant that could bring roughly $800,000 to $2 million over five years. The board directed staff to apply and to accept funds if awarded; the motion passed 2-1 amid concerns about capacity and process.
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to apply for a competitive, five-year EPIC public-health grant and to accept the funds if awarded, after a lengthy presentation and debate over capacity and process.
Public-health Director Lisa Witt told commissioners the grant (a reformulation of the Communities That Care Coalition) is large and flexible and could support coalition-building, prevention programming and staff time. Witt said the county is…
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