Item 20

Authorize to amend an existing contract with NH Children’s Trust Inc., Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 6-30-21, item #41), to support Family Resource Centers across the state to receive the “Family Resource Center of Quality” designation, to achieve national standards, and to implement the Kinship Navigator Program. The Department is requesting an expansion of the contract with NH Children’s Trust to leverage its role as the facilitating organization for NH’s network of FRCs, to address health disparities and influencing factors due to COVID-19 for priority populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and rural populations, by increasing the price by $1,855,000 from 2,533,600 to $4,388,600 with no change to the completion date of June 30, 2023. 81% Federal, 19% General Funds.