Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department:
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_REPHEALT
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Women Healing & Empowering Women
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 Public Health Services for approval of an amendment to an agreement with WHEW Women Healing & Empowering Women to update the Federal Award Identification Table and budget for the period of June 25, 2024 - June 24, 2026, with no increase in the total contract amount for the American Rescue Plan Act Reproductive Healthcare Access Fund project.
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Background and Discussion:
Women Healing Empowering Women (WHEW) is a subrecipient of the Reproductive Healthcare Access Fund (RHAF) project, which aims to increase outreach, education, and direct utilization of reproductive healthcare services. By increasing service capacity, it is the goal of WHEW to educate, promote, and connect Harris County community members to reproductive healthcare services within identified target areas.
Expected Impact:
This amendment will adjust budget categories and period of performance in the Federal Award Identification Table.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N: Improve the health behaviors of community members.
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