​Robert M. Levin, MD

Health Officer

Ventura County Public Health Department

2240 East Gonzales Road, Suite 210

Oxnard, CA 93036-4612

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Dear Dr. Levin:

Letter of Award:

Special Needs Funds Award Number: 2356SPND00

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: 825901387

Funding Period: July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023

This letter of award is in response to the request for additional funds to support tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control activities submitted on August 18, 2023 by the Ventura County Public Health Department. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) TB Control Branch (TBCB) has approved your request for personnel overtime and supplies associated with an extended contact investigation.

Special Needs Funds Awards

The Ventura County Public Health Department will receive up to $28,589 from the CDPH TBCB. This award must be used for expenditures listed in the enclosed approved budget.

This award are valid and enforceable only if the 2023 and 2024 Federal budgets make sufficient funds available for the purposes of this program.

Managing Your Special Needs Funds Awards

Requirements for the use of these funds are listed in Part 1 of the FY 2023–2024 Tuberculosis Control Local Assistance Fund Standards and Procedures Manual. Expenditure reimbursement is contingent upon compliance with these standards and procedures.

Submitting Special Needs Funds Awards Invoices

When invoicing​ for approved expenditures, please refer to the award as “Tuberculosis Special Needs Funds Award - 2356SPND00.”

• ​The invoice(s) submitted for this award shall include only actual expenditures for the approved line items.
  

• Invoices for Special Needs Funds should be submitted on the same quarterly schedule and format as described in Part 3, Section 4 of the FY 2023–2024 Tuberculosis Control Local Assistance Funds Standards and Procedures Manual. Expenditures invoiced must have occurred within the scheduled time period.
  

• ​Invoices for this award cannot be processed until the CDPH TBCB has received a signed “Acceptance of Award” form.

Accepting Your Special Needs Funds Award

To acknowledge acceptance of this award and the conditions, please return the “Acceptance of Award” form with an authorized signature (electronic or in blue ink).

Please submit all documents in electronic form or as a color scanned PDF by email only to [email protected]​.

Fiscal questions should be directed to your TBCB Fiscal Analyst. Programmatic questions should be directed to your TBCB Program Liaison.