Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the MacArthur Foundation to extend the grant end date to September 30, 2026 for the Safety + Justice Challenge Sustainability Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The County was chosen in 2016 as one of eleven jurisdictions across the United States to receive $2 million to implement strategies for justice system improvement. The MacArthur Foundation approved a request for a no-cost extension on October 30, 2025 to use unexpended grant funds to cover several Safety + Justice Challenge (SJC) strategies, including the Racial and Ethnic Equity (REE) Committee work, the Community Assistance Resource Program, court case backlog, and jail population reduction.
Expected Impact:
The grant funds will enable us to strengthen our capacity to support the work of the Racial and Ethnic Equity Committee and continue mental health services interventions and nonappearance mitigation to individuals being released from jail.
Alternative Options:
Not approve the SJC grant extension, in which case the grant will expire, and the remaining funds will go
unused.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
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