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File #: 209981    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 3/24/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/26/2020 Final action: 3/26/2020
Enactment date: 3/26/2020 Enactment #: 209981
Title: Requesting acceptance of a second $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Health to the Health and Human Services Department for COVID 19 expenses.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -

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Requesting acceptance of a second $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Health to the Health and Human Services Department for COVID 19 expenses.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept a grant of $100,000 from MA Department of Health to the Health and Human Services Dept, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for costs associated with the Public Health response to COVID 19 pandemic. This is a second grant issued by MDPH to support COVID 19 expenses.

 

My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank your for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor