Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ZEEBRA_GY25
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 10%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of an amendment to the subrecipient agreement with Houston Zoo, Inc. to pass through additional grant funds in the amount of $1,490,763 and update Budget Period start and end dates for the ZEEBRA: Zoos Education on Electronics and Battery Recycling Awareness program.
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Background and Discussion:
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the purpose of the DOE's Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection funding opportunity is to support the recycling of consumer electronics and battery-containing devices to help support a robust domestic supply chain for critical minerals in the United States.
Harris County previously executed a subrecipient agreement with Houston Zoo, Inc. for the implementation of the ZEEBRA program. This amendment is necessary to update the budget allocation and revise the Budget Period start and end dates to align with current project timelines.
The increase of $1,490,763 in Houston Zoo's subaward primarily originates from subaward funds previously allocated to another subrecipient who has withdrawn from the project. No additional funds from Harris County or the grantor (DOE) are being requested.
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