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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 8/1/2017
ALL
Item Creation Date: 7/5/2017
HHD - AIDS Foundation and FLAS 1st Amendment
Agenda Item#: 15.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City of Houston and 1) AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON, INC., and (2) FUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA de ACCION SOCIAL, INC., respectively, for various HIV/STD prevention and social marketing services; amending Ordinance No. 2014-0055 to increase the maximum contract amounts of the above agreements - $700,000.00 - Grant Fund |
| | | | | | | | Background:
The Houston Health Department (HHD) requests City Council approval of an ordinance approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City of Houston and AIDS Foundation Houston, INC., and (Fundacion Latinoamericana De Accion Social, Inc. (FLAS Inc.), respectively for HIV/STD Prevention and Social Marketing Services. The amendments will expand the scope of services to include Social Marketing and increase the maximum contract amounts on both contracts.
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), has recommended pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and education to increase the use of preventative medications in populations with high rates of infections and help reduce new HIV infections. Another strategy recommended by NHAS is to engage HIV positive people who stopped receiving medical care for the last 12 months and get them back into care. Houston has the 11th highest new infection rate in the U.S.
Approval of the contract amendments will enable each agency to implement a PrEP education and awareness marketing campaign using their existing campaigns, which have proven results. The contractors will also each develop and implement a Data to Care marketing campaign guided by a focus group comprised of target populations. Both marketing campaigns are vital to disseminating information to the target populations.
The list of providers, the services they provide, and the maximum contract amount for each are as follows:
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Agency
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Funded Intervention
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Current Maximum Contract Amount
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Additional Funding Requested
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New Maximum Contract Amount
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AlDS Foundation of Houston, Inc.
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Health Education/Risk Reduction. Social
Marketing
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$937,500.00
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$350,000.00
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$1,287,500.00
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(Fundacion
Latinoamericana De Accion Social, Inc.
(FLAS Inc.)
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Counseling, Testing, Referral and Social Marketing
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$937,500.00
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$350,000.00
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$1,287,500.00
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Total
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$1,875,000.00
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$700,000.00
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$2,575,000.00
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| | | | | | | | Prior Council Action:
(O) 2014-0055; 01/30/2014 |
| | | | | | | | Amount of Funding:
Additional Funding Amount: $700,000.00
Federal Grant - (5000)
New Maximum Contract Amount: $2,575,000.00
Current Maximum Contract Amount: $1,875,000.00 |
| | | | | | | | Contact Information:
Porfirio Villarreal
Phone #s: 832-393-5041; 713-826-5695 |
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