Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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):
title
Request for approval to reallocate a total of up to $772,170.00 in funds from the ARPA Portfolio to the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund budget, as recommended by the ARPA Steering Committee in May 2026.
end
Background and Discussion:
On June 11, 2026, Commissioners Court approved the reallocation of $1,052,129.21 from the following ARPA programs to support the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund budget:
Project Name
Amount
ACCESS Harris
$246,792.05
Lead Screening
$69,000.00
Lead Abatement
$8,100.00
Reproductive Health Access Fund
$11,044.33
Food & Nutrition
$11,393.00
Disparity Study Fund
$400,000.00
Harris Hub Evaluation
$100,000.00
Rapid EC Survey
$60,000.00
Women's Empowerment Center (HCPH)
$20,000.00
Detention Officers
$1,153.06
Pretrial Analytics
$7.50
Voter Outreach
$24,639.27
Affordable Housing Administration
$100,000.00
Total
$1,052,129.21
As recommended by the ARPA Steering Committee, these reallocations were based on the review of FLEX and ARPA Interest-funded projects with funding capacity for potential reallocation. The ARPA Steering Committee originally recommended a reallocation of up to $5,624,299.21 to support the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund budget. Additionally, on June 11, Commissioners ...
Click here for full text