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Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant - 11/16/2009

2010 CPS mini-Grant | TBS Memo | Attachment B | Attachment C

Purpose: The purpose of the Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant Program is to assist local level health agencies reduce the motor vehicle related morbidity and mortality rates in Georgia’s children by:

Reinforcing the importance of the proper use of safety belts and child restraints.
Increasing the availability of information about the proper seating positions for children in air bag equipped motor vehicles.

Providing child restraints and booster seats to families with an identified financial need. (Over 50% of children born in Georgiareceive Medicaid benefits.)

Program Overview: This grant is funded by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). GOHS has partnered with the Department of Community Health, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Injury Prevention Program (IPP), in an effort to combat preventable death and injury to children on Georgia’s highways. This project coordinates a child restraint education and distribution program for health agencies in over 115 of Georgia’s 159 counties. The goal of IPP involvement is to facilitate this statewide Child Passenger Safety (CPS) program. With the assistance of the IPP, local level health agencies can implement and improve their CPS program with minimal time and monetary investment while providing a valuable community outreach.

In addition to providing on- and off-site support for the county level CPS programs, IPP staff will coordinate the purchase and delivery of child restraints to health agencies through a statewide child restraint contract established by DCH Contracts Administration.

Grant Funding: Child Restraints Available through the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response made possible by funding from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

Program Eligibility: To be considered for this child restraint program, health agencies must complete the Mini-grant Application contained in this packet as well as all other required forms.

Deadline for Submission: APPLICATIONS MUST be received BY Friday, December 18, 2009. (Applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt of application via e-mail. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact the IPP to ensure that your organization’s application has been received.)

Awards: Mini-grant awards will be announced by the end of January 2010. Awardees will receive an initial supply of up to 40 child restraints, as needed. The initial supply of child restraints will be delivered within two to three weeks.

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