DATE: August 9, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Letters of Intent for California Department of Social Services Family First Transition Act Transition Grant and Family First Prevention Services Program Block Grant Allocations
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize the Department of Social Services' submittal of two letters of intent to the California Department of Social Services to opt-in for Family First Transition Act Transition Grant Allocation ($1,958,467) and Family First Prevention Services Program Block Grant Allocation ($8,109,466).
REPORT
To meet the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) established timelines, the Department of Social Services submitted two letters of intent to opt-in to the Family First Transition Act (FFTA) and Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Block Grant programs on May 10, 2022, and May 27, 2022, respectively, contingent upon your Board's approval. These letters will allow the Department to access specified allocations for the FFTA Transition Grant for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 to FFY 2025 and State FFPS Block Grant, for the period of October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. These programs will allow participating counties to augment and/or expand child abuse prevention efforts. There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department will withdraw the letters of intent, which will impact the Department's ability to expand programs and prevention services that promote trauma-informed, evidence-based practices designed to keep families intact and prevent children from being removed from the home and placed into foster care.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to access $1,958,467...
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