Primary Department: Juvenile Probation
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): SOAR_GY27
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Office of the Governor/Public Safety Office
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): Choose an item.
Grant has been reduced by 10% or more annually until last year
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Juvenile Probation for approval to submit an application to the Texas Office of the Governor/Public Safety Office for grant funds in the amount of $65,246.22, with no required match, for the FY27 Sobriety Over Addiction and Relapse (SOAR) Drug Court Program, with an indirect cost exemption request due to the grant being reduced by the grantor each year.
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Background and Discussion:
The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) has received grant funding for the SOAR Drug Court Program since 2019. This funding pays for services that the participants receive while under specialty court supervision. This drug court is a registered specialty court in the State of Texas Specialty Court Registry (#179).
Specialty Court Project grants support specialty courts as defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Government Code, which incorporate the essential characteristics of: 1) Family Drug Court Programs from Chapter 122 of the Texas Government Code; 2) Drug Court Programs from Chapter 123 of the Texas Government Code; 3) Veterans Court Programs from Chapter 123 of the Texas Government Code; or 4) Mental Health Court Programs from Chapter 125 of the Texas Government Code.
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