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California Local Health Jurisdictions
Letter of Award for Tuberculosis Funding Special Needs Funds Award 2023–2024 – March 6, 2024
3/6/2024



​Nicholas J. Moss, MD, MPH
Health Officer
Alameda County Public Health Department
1000 Broadway,  5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607​

​Aimee Sisson, MD, MPH
Health Officer
Yolo County Health Department
137 North Cottonwood Street, Suite 2200
Woodland, CA 95695


Dear Dr. Moss/Dr. Sisson:

Letter of Awards:

Special Needs Funds Award Number: 2360SPND00

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: 101367600

Funding Period: January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024

These letters of awards is in response to the request for additional funds to support tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control activities submitted in February 2024 by the Alameda County Public Health Department and the Yolo County Health Department. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) TB Control Branch (TBCB) has approved Alameda County’s request for costs associated with phlebotomy services for one-time testing at college contact investigation and Yolo County's request for personnel and benefits costs associated with an extended contact investigation.

Special Needs Funds Awards

The Alameda County Public Health Department will receive up to $5,000 and the Yolo County Health Department will receive up to $10,000 from the CDPH TBCB. These awards must be used for expenditures listed in the enclosed approved budget.

These awards 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. Expenditures 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 - 2357SPND00.”

  • ​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 TBCB.Awards@cdph.ca.gov​.

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

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Sincerely,
Signature of Assistant Chief, Juanita Velasquez
Juanita Velasquez
Assistant Chief