Title
Request Authorization to Accept Funding from Phoenix Fire Foundation for Emergency Medical Education and Outreach (Ordinance S-45425)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a donation of $15,000 from the Phoenix Fire Foundation for Emergency Medical Education and Outreach. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, any grant monies awarded. If not approved, the donation would be turned down.
Report
Summary
The Phoenix Fire Foundation received a $15,000 grant from the Phoenix Suns Charities to fund a collaborative effort, with Food Allergy Research and Education, Inc., to develop a food allergy training curriculum for firefighters, 911 dispatchers, and the public. The funding also will be used to obtain training materials, to obtain supplies to be used when firefighters respond to allergic reaction emergencies, and to produce and distribute public service announcements regarding related health and safety issues.
The Phoenix Fire Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Foundation is committed to supporting the Phoenix Fire Department and other public safety agencies in metro Phoenix in their daily efforts to save lives, and protect families and communities. This request is part of the Charitable Donations Process that was presented to the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee on Sept. 12, 2018.
Contract Term
The contract term is for one year and will end on Dec. 31, 2019.
Financial Impact
The grant funding includes overtime for Fire Department staff. There will be no cost to the City.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.