Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Housing and Community Development
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): PY2025 Annual Action Plan
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture Is not applicable to Entitlement grants
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds in the amount of $21,968,453.43, with no required match, for the FY2025 Entitlement allocation for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, and Home Investment Partnerships (Home) Program and that the Executive Director of Housing and Community Development or her designee execute the Fiscal Year 2025 grant agreements from respective programs.
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Background and Discussion:
On May 14, 2025, Harris County received notification of its jurisdiction's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 allocations for the Office of Community Planning and Development's (CPD) formula programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The allocation amount in CDBG, HOME and ESG totaled to $21,968,453.43.
On June 26, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Housing and Community Development's submission Program Year 2025 (PY2025) Annual Action Plan (AAP) begi...
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