Department: Juvenile Probation
Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GRIP_GY2025
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Juvenile Probation for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $91,985.01, with no required match, for the 2025 GRIP Specialty Court Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) has received grant funding for the GRIP Specialty Court Program for many years. The grant funding pays for services that the participants receive while under specialty court supervision. This court is a registered specialty court in the State of Texas Specialty Court Registry (#281).
Expected Impact:
The participants of the GRIP Specialty Court are able to benefit from additional services such as therapeutic substance abuse services, training for GRIP Specialty Court staff, GPS monitoring for participants, requisite drug and alcohol testing, and increased assessments to ensure placement in the program is appropriate based on needs of the participants, as a result of being a recipient of these grant funds.
Alternative Options:
The items requested in the grant budget for the GRIP Specialty Court Program would be paid out of the general fund budget if the grant funds are not awarded to HCJPD.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 1200 Congress, Houston, Texas 7700...
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