Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 2024-007H
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Family Endeavors, Inc.
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): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a second amendment to an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. to decrease PY2024 ESG funds by $150,000, update the Scope of Services and Budget, and revise the Federal Award Identification Table for an Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Rapid Re-Housing project.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 27, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court approved a Master Agreement between Harris County and Family Endeavors, Inc. for Family Endeavors Rapid Re-Housing, funded with PY2024 ESG funds in the amount of $678,604. The ESG funds allowed the Subrecipient to provide rapid re-housing assistance, to include case management, application fees, security/utility deposits, and medium-term rental assistance to eligible homeless individuals.
On August 14, 2025, Commissioners Court approved the First Agreement Amendment to replace $71,222 in PY2024 ESG funds with an equal amount of PY2023 ESG funds to allow for timely expenditure of PY2023 ESG funds and to update the Budget and Federal Award Identification Table accordingly. The total PY2023 and PY2024 ESG project allocation remained $678,604.
The Second Agreement Amendment will decrease PY2024 ESG funds by $150,000, update the Scope of Services and Budget, and revis...
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