Item - 2022.HL38.5

The Board of Health:

1.  Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $483,677 from the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health for seven one-year projects and to execute Funding Agreements with the approved applicants, as outlined in Tables 1 and 2 and Appendix 2 to this report.

2.  Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $2,852,659 from the 2022 approved Toronto Public Health Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health to carry out third-year activities for 35 three-year projects and to execute Funding Agreements with the approved applicants, as outlined in Tables 1 and 2 and Appendix 2 to this report.

This report outlines the funding priorities, application review process, and funding allocation recommendations for the 2022 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF). The 2022 TUHF Review Panel recommends the total allocation of $483,677 for seven one-year projects and $2,852,659 for thirty-five third-year projects previously approved by the Board of Health in 2020. The combined total allocation of $3,336,336 for the forty-two projects is to be used between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Recommended projects focus on HIV prevention through sexual transmission, harm reduction, child and youth resiliency, and Indigenous health promotion.