Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration and Office of Management and Budget for discussion and possible action on funding recommendations for certain grant-funded programs affected by the federal funding freeze; recommendations may include the possible reappropriation of previously budgeted County funds for these programs.
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Background and Discussion:
In FY24, Harris County held $1.2B in grant-funded support (Federal, State, Local, and Other); the majority of that support comes from reimbursement-based grants that require the County to incur the expense and submit for reimbursement. The County bears the burden of that expense until the reimbursement is deposited into County funds, which is a financial risk if the funding is in question.
Related to federal grants, Harris County averages about $70M of receivables on a monthly basis, of which $56M is CDBG funding. The $70M total represents amounts that have been billed to the grantors but not yet received by the County. If this amount rises significantly above the average, it has the potential to create a General Fund cash flow issue.
OMB recommends that no more than $100M in outstanding receivables accrue on a monthly basis, or $30M above the current monthly ...
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