Primary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Executive Director
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Transmittal by the Department of Economic Equity & Opportunity of the Harris Hub Program Year 2 Evaluation Report.
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Background and Discussion:
On November 15, 2022, the Commissioners Court approved the advertisement of an RFP for Harris Hub, an ARPA-funded small business technical assistance and accelerator grants program. The program focuses on funding community-based organizations with experience and expertise in providing hands-on, tailored technical assistance to small businesses with an emphasis on supporting businesses and entrepreneurs that face multiple barriers.?
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On June 6, 2023, Baker Ripley, ROADS Consulting, and Geocko, Inc. DBA FORWARD were awarded contracts as subrecipients to administer the Harris Hub program.??
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On March 14, 2023, Elite Research was awarded a contract to provide applied research, data analysis, and other services in pursuit of a comprehensive evaluation of the Harris Hub program under Job No. 210317. This subaward is funded through FLEX fund dollars as made available by ARPA funds.???
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This comprehensive evaluation provides a thorough assessment of program implementation in Year 2 and highlights success from various stakeholders' perspectives. It also explores the value of the program, including impact stories d...
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