2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners June 26, 2001
FROM: COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES -- 1.6 June 26, 2001
Your committee has considered communication no. 6-26-12 from Marie
Ruemenapp, Director, Michigan State University Extension asking to
expand the Family Nutrition Grant program and approve the attached
budget.
Saginaw County MSU Extension has been one of numerous sites around
the State funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to
deliver the Family Nutrition Program (FNP). FNP is a nutrition
program geared at food stamp eligible families that is taught oneon-one
in peoples homes or small group settings.
Starting October 1, 2001 there is an opportunity to expand the
amount of funding by using the recently funded ASAP-PIE Grant as a
match. Most of the grant will be spent on the salary and fringes
of MSU staff, increasing from the current 1.75 to 4.95 FTEs. The
grant also includes $17,650 to cover the operational budgets for
the staff.
It is the recommendation of your committee that Michigan State
University Extension be authorized to increase the Family
Nutrition Grant program in the amount of $171,339; further, that
the proper County officials be authorized to amend the budget and
create a special account to handle the $17,650 operational budget.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Robert M. Woods, Chair
Thomas A. Basil
Connie D. Smith, Vice-Chair
Robert D. Blaine
Robert L. Fish
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION: It is the recommendation of your
committee to concur with the above.
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair
By Commissioner Woods: That the Report of the Committee be
received and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.
Approved.
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