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Charlie Crist
Governor
April 14, 2010
Mr. George M. Burgess, County Manager
Miami -Dade County Board
of County Commissioners
Finance Department
111 Northwest First Street, Floor 29
Miami, Florida 33128
Dear Mr. Burgess:
Ana M. Viamonte.Ros, M.D-, M.P.H.
State Surgeon General
I am pleased to award Dade County an emergency medical services (EMS) county grant in the
amount of $323,988.00. The grant ID code is 09013- This grant is for improving and enhancing
pre -hospital emergency medical services. We have submitted a request to our disbursements
office for the full advance payment of the grant funds, and your county should receive the funds
within the next 30 days.
This grant program is authorized by section 401-113(2) (a), Florida Statutes and is grant
program number 64.005 in the Florida Catalog of State Financial Assistance- The grants are
paid from the Department of Health's EMS trust fund and there are no federal funds involved.
The grant ends February 28, 2011_ Expenditure and activity reports are due: (1) August 18,
2010 based on activities and expenditures through July 31, 2010; (2) December 15, 2010 based
on activities and expenditures through November 30, 2010; and (3) the final expenditure and
activity report is due by March 23, 2011 -
Your signed grant application acknowledges that you have read, understand, and will comply
fully with the terms and conditions as outlined in the "Florida EMS County Grant Program
Application Packet, June 2008."
Thank you for your continued outstanding support and involvement in improving and expanding
Florida's pre -hospital EMS system. If you need assistance or have any questions, please
contact the grant manager, Mr- Alan Van Lewen, Health Services and Facilities Consultant in
the Bureau of EMS, at (850) 245-4440, extension *2734 -
Sincerely,
Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D., M.P_H_
State Surgeon General
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cc: Mr. Scott Mendelsberg, Assistant Director
Office of the State Surgeon General
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A00 - Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1701