HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetters-Florida Department of HealthFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
Rick Scott
Governor
H. Frank Farmer, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
State Surgeon General ,
April 18, 2011
Ms. Alina T. Hudak, County Manager
Dade County Board of
County Commissioners
111 Northwest 1 Street, Floor 29
Miami, Florida 33128
Dear Ms. Hudak:
It gives me great pleasure to award Dade County an emergency medical services (EMS) county
grant in the amount of $107,377.00. The grant IP code is C0013. This grant is for improving
and expanding 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. Notification of your second payment amount on this
grant, based on your county's traffic fine surcharge collections between January 1 and June 30,
2011, will be sent to you in July 2011.
This grant program is authorized and required by section 401.113(2) (a), Florida Statutes. It 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 April 13, 2012.- Expenditure and activity reports are due by: August 19, 2011
based on activities and expenditures through July 31, 2011; November 18, 2011 based on
activities and expenditures through October 31, 2011; and the final expenditure and activity
report is due by May 4, 2012 based on activities and expenditures throughout the grant.
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 have questions or need assistance, please contact
the state grant manager for this project, Mr. Alan Van Lewen, Health Services and Facilities
Consultant in the Bureau of EMS, at (850) 245-4440, extension *2734.
Sincerely,
n L. Kline, RN, BSN, MPH
'rector
Division of Emergency Medical Operations
cc: Mr. Scott Mendelsberg, Assistant Director
Division of Emergency Medical Operations
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C18 • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738
Rick Scott
Govemor
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Chairman �--
Dade County Board of
County Commissioners
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, Florida 33128
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January 10, 2011
Dear Chairman:
On November 2, 2010, the Chief of the state Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) sent you a letter
that explained a two payment process for your FY 2010-2011 county grant. You may now apply for the first of
the two payments. The deadline is April 14, 2011, 5:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
The total for your budget must be $107,377.00 which is 45 percent of the funds your county deposited
between July 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010 into the state EMS Trust Fund under section 401.113(1),
Florida Statutes.
We will send you the amount of the second payment in July 2011 so you may apply for this payment. It will
be 45 percent of your deposits this year from January 1 through June 30, 2011.
All budgets must improve and expand EMS because replacement and continuation are not allowed for any
county per section 401:113 (1), Florida Statutes. We are again using the same grant booklet and forms, but if
you need a copy please obtain them at http://www.fl-ems.com/Grants/Grants.html or contact me.
The forms to submit are pages 3-5 in .the grant booklet. Item 4 in the a lication dese cow and requires a
current resolution from you. Complete and return to us the signed riginal plus n`of: (1) the
application (DH Form 1684), (2) Grant Fund Distribution page (DH Form 1767P) and, (3) the resolution.
Send your forms plus one copy to:
EMS COUNTY GRANT PROGRAM
Attn: Alan Van Lewen
DOH Emergency Medical Services
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Mail Bin C18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1738
Thank you for your cooperation and support to improve and expand quality EMS in Florida. Please contact
me via telephone at (850) 245-4440, extension *2734, or by other means if you have any questions.
Sincerely, •
Alan Van Lewen
Health Services and Facilities Consultant
cc: 1111r. Scott Mendelsberg
DOH Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C18 • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738
Phone: (850) 245-4440 Fax: (850) 245-.4378 • http://www.fl-ems.com/index.html