Agenda 12/14/2021 Item #16E 8 (BA EMS Grant Fund)12/14/2021
16.E.8
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to accept an award of $66,374 in grant funds from the State of Florida
Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, and to authorize necessary Budget
Amendments to appropriate grant funding within EMS Grant Fund (493).
OBJECTIVE: To expand and improve pre -hospital emergency medical services utilizing State grant
money.
CONSIDERATIONS: The County received notification of funding on August 17, 2021 in the amount
of $66,374. On September 28, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners approved the submittal of a
grant application to the State of Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in
the amount of $66,374. A grant award notice was received on November 2, 2021 from the State of
Florida. There is no formal agreement requiring Board signature.
The purpose of the grant is to improve operational efficiency and increase the safety of patients and field
personnel. There is no formal agreement for the acceptance of this grant. The previously signed
application affirms compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant.
FISCAL IMPACT: Qualified purchases will be totally funded by the State of Florida Emergency
Medical Services Grant Award Program. A Budget Amendment is necessary to appropriate the grant
award of $66,374.00 within EMS Grant (493), Project 33655-04.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to
form and legality, and requires a majority vote for Board approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve and accept the award and
authorize the Budget Amendment in the amount of $66,374.00 to appropriate grant funding within EMS
Grant Fund (493).
PREPARED BY: Erin Cook, Accounting Supervisor, Emergency Medical Services
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Award letter (PDF)
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16.E.8
12/14/2021
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.E.8
Doe ID: 20711
Item Summary: Recommendation to accept an award of $66,374 in grant funds from the State of
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, and to authorize necessary Budget
Amendments to appropriate grant funding within EMS Grant Fund (493).
Meeting Date: 12/14/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Accounting Technician — Emergency Medical Services
Name: Erin Page
11/29/2021 9:30 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - EMS Operations — Emergency Medical Services
Name: Tabatha Butcher
11/29/2021 9:30 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Agenda Clerk Preview
Michael Cox
Agenda Clerk Preview
Emergency Medical Services
Tabatha Butcher
Director Review
Grants
Valerie Fleming
Level 2 Grants Review
Office of Management and Budget
Debra Windsor
Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review
County Attorney's Office
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review
Growth Management Operations Support
Christopher Johnson
Grants
Therese Stanley
Additional Reviewer
County Manager's Office
Amy Patterson
Level 4 County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners
Geoffrey Willig
Meeting Pending
Completed
11/29/2021 12:53 PM
Completed
11/29/2021 1:48 PM
Completed
11/29/2021 4:17 PM
Completed
11/30/2021 8:35 AM
Completed
11/30/2021 9:27 AM
Additional Reviewer Completed
Completed
11/30/2021 1:03 PM
Completed
12/02/2021 1:09 PM
12/14/2021 9:00 AM
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16.E.8.a
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health
of all people in Florida through integrated �O/��� a
state, county & community efforts. HEALTH
Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation
October 18, 2021
Penny Taylor, Chairman
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 700
Naples, Florida 34112-5747
Dear Chairman Taylor:
Ron DeSantis
Governor
Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD
State Surgeon General
I am pleased to award the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) County Grant ID Code C0011 in the
amount of $66,374.00 to Collier County. The purpose of this grant is to improve and expand pre -
hospital EMS. Section 401.113(2) (a), Florida Statutes, authorizes and requires this grant program,
which is Number 64.005 in the Florida Catalog of State Financial Assistance. The money is state funds
from the Department of Health's EMS Trust Fund, and there are no federal funds involved.
Your funds for the stated amount will be sent in full, in advance, within approximately 30 days. The
grant begins the date of this letter and ends October 14, 2022. Please note that the county must report
to the state its grant activities and purchases by the following dates: February 14, 2022, June 15, 2022,
and October 21, 2022, the final report. Your signed grant application affirms you have read,
understand, and will comply with the conditions and requirements in the "Florida EMS County Grant
Program Application Packet, December 2008."
Thank you for your participation in this state EMS grant program. If you need assistance, please
contact Mr. Alan Van Lewen, Health Services and Facilities Consultant in the Bureau of Emergency
Medical Oversight, EMS Section at (850) 558-9550.
Sincerely,
Douglas H. Woodlief
Division Director
Emergency Preparedness and Community
Support
DHW/mmj
cc: Erin Cook, Accounting Supervisor
Florida Department of Health
Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support
Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight Accredited Health Department
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-22 • Tallahassee, Fl- 32399-1722 Public Health Accreditation Board
PHONE: 850/245-4440 • FAX: 8501488-9408 Packet Pg. 2159
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