The Houston Health Department (HHD) requests City Council approval of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2014-0055, as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount of a contract between the City of Houston And Fundacion Latinoamericana De Accion Social, Inc. for HIV counseling, testing and referral services, increasing the maximum contract amount by $15,000.00, which makes the new maximum contract amount $1,302,500.00. The current maximum contract amount is $1,287,500.00.
The initial FLAS contract requires the agency to provide comprehensive HIV/STD prevention services in the Houston/Harris County area. The counseling, testing, referral (CTR) and linkage services, are prevention programs that target or benefit persons at high risk for HIV/STD infection or HIV infected persons with risk for secondary infection.
The additional funding will enable FLAS to provide additional HIV Prevention services, including pre-exposure prophylaxis(PrEP) education, linkage to care and support for a public awareness campaign.
Fiscal Note:
No fiscal note is required for grant funds as stated in the Financial Policy Ord 2018-0390
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Stephen L. Williams, M.Ed., M.P.A.
Director - Houston Health Department