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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/cm <br />Item # 8 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />July 20, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Grant for the Health Equity and Literacy in OC (HEAL-OC) Initiative <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Appropriation Adjustment Accepting U.S. Department of Health and Human <br />Services (HHS) Grant Funds for the Health Equity and Literacy in OC (HEAL-OC) <br />Initiative in the Amount of $4,000,000 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve appropriation adjustment accepting U.S. Department of Health and <br />Human Services (HHS) grant funds for the Health Equity and Literacy in OC <br />initiative in the amount of $4,000,000 into the Health & Equity Literacy revenue <br />account and appropriate the same amount into the Health & Equity Literacy <br />expenditure account. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary agreements with the HEAL- <br />OC subrecipients (Coalition of OC Community Health Centers, Latino Health <br />Access, Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance, and UC <br />Irvine) to administer the initiative subject to non-substantive changes approved by <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Grant Funding Opportunity from U.S. Health and Human Services <br />In April 2021, City staff submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Health <br />and Human Services (HHS) for their Minority Health Community Programs to Improve <br />Minority Health grant funding opportunity. HHS considered the following factors when <br />making recommendations for awarding this grant: applicants serving localities with the <br />highest social vulnerability, applicants with identified Minority Serving Institution partners, <br />and equitable geographic distribution. <br />Health Equity and Literacy in Orange County (HEAL-OC) Initiative <br />Working alongside the Coalition of OC Community Health Centers, Latino Health Access, <br />Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance, and UC Irvine, the City <br />successfully submitted a proposal for the Health Equity and Literacy in Orange County <br />(HEAL-OC) initiative. The goal of HEAL-OC is to reduce COVD-19 inequities through four <br />objectives: