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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-01-10 11-056 ORDERItem No, iS 556 Date: 1-10-11 Item/Subject ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for $370,913 for the Healthy Maine Partnership Grant Responsible Department: Health& Community Services Commentary: For some time, the Department of Health and Community Services has served as the lead agency far the Bangor Region Comprehensive Community Health Coalition (CCHC). Funding for the Coalition has been provided through a gram from the Healthy Maine Partnership and is used to develop regional public health. Specifically the program is designed to address tobacco, substance use, chronic disease, nutrition and physical health through prevention strategies in Bangor and other communities in the region. As the lead agency, the City is required to be the sole applicant of a $370,913 grant to continue development of a regional public health infrastructure. This is five year gram with an annual award that is subject to available funding. There is no local match required under this gam program. If approved, this Order authorizes the City Manager to submit an application for a Healthy Maine Partnership Grant. Department Head Managees Comments: t..6J& M- (-�L J City Manager Associated Information: Order Budget Approval: City solicitor X Passage First Reading Page _ of _ _ Referral 1? n7G Jammu e0, 2011 �{^ Assignedro Councilor _ pp�r CITY OF BANGOR (TLfLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for $370,913 for the Healthy Maine partnership Grant. By the City Couml of the Gty of Bangor. ORDERED, Mat the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit an application to the Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for funding to build public health Infrastructure to respond to public health issues including tobacco, substance use, nutrition, physical activity, emergency planning and chronic disease among others; to provide such additional information, and furnish such documents as may be required by Maine CDC, and is hereby appointed as the authorized representative of the City of Bangor to act in connection with such application of the City of Bangor. I9 CI14 WMIL Jaooaty ]0. 2011 Ho Soot Hale aotL SecooLed for, passage Y 3seg fin CLHgR (I4T Authorizing. the City Manager to Suhnl.t an Aoolication for $330.913 for the ll lthv Woe Putoerehip Crant ANpW to Counao Q �Na.✓