Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): National Partnership for New Americans
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) grant funds in the amount of $11,000, with no required match, and execute a revised Memorandum of Understanding for the Naturalize Now, Houston! Celebrate Citizenship Initiative Program.
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Background and Discussion:
This Memorandum of Understanding with the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) will provide Harris County with an $11,000 grant for 1 year with no required match to for the Naturalize Now, Houston! Celebrate Citizenship Initiative Program and further the county's immigration and naturalization efforts. This strategy will be implemented to celebrate the naturalized community to build trust amongst organizations and local government and promote civic engagement.
The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is a national multiethnic, multiracial partnership network of 86 of the country's leading immigrant and refugee rights organizations who together advocate for policies and programs to successfully integrate New Americans. NPNA exists to 1) strengthen immigrant and refugee voices in our nation by building the policy and program capacities of our member organizat...
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