Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Department Head/Elected Official: Estella Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_HCDE
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Harris County Department of Education
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 the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for approval of an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Harris County Department of Education to update the Budget (Exhibit B) for the implementation and administration of the County Connections Program.
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Background and Discussion:
County Connections Youth Summer Initiative provides grants to organizations that offer comprehensive summer programming, short-term projects, and other enrichment for children ages 5-18 through The Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Center for Afterschool Summer and Enrichment (CASE) for Kids.
This amendment is cost-neutral and will redistribute savings from the "materials" and "misc cost" lines, respectively, to the "grants" and "indirect costs" lines. The amendment redistributes funds in budget categories, increasing funds to the summer-time program grants and does not increase costs for the program.
Expected Impact:
The proposed budget change is cost-neutral and allows HCDE to reach more children with summertime programming. It also rebalances the ILA budget to ensure accurate spending down of ARPA funds committed to this program. This change will allow HCDE to serve more children through the County Connections program.
Alternative Options:
Commissioners court could decline the request, and the program will proceed with the current budget. This will result in fewer grants made to summertime programs in the County.
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