RESOLUTION NO. 427
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, THE COLLABORATORY AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 7/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee, Fein, McLaughlin, Pedo, Rosano, Simpson and Willingham:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $200,000 to and enter into an agreement with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, The Collaboratory for a term commencing July 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used to expand current Substance Abuse Harm Reduction services including public events to train interested individuals in the use of naloxone, and expanding the Food as Medicine Program to support individuals with hypertension and diabetes, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $200,000 to and enter into an agreement with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, The Collaboratory, Albany, NY 12202 f...
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