Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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 $12,149.22, with no required match, for the Naturalization Initiative Program.
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Background and Discussion:
This Memorandum of Understanding with the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) shall disburse to Harris County a one-time additional amount totaling $12,149.22 to further support the activities outlined in the existing MOU.
The NPNA is a national multiethnic, multiracial partnership network of 66 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 across the nation by building the policy and program capacities of member organizations; 2) pursue policy campaigns with members at the local, state, and federal level; and 3) Deepen strategic partnership to advance immigrant and refugee inclusion and equity in the United States.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact would be continued support over the remaining contract term of through an additional $12,419.22 (with no required match) for all the partners of t...
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