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): 2024-007J; 2025-007j
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 third amendment to an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. funded by PY2024/PY2025 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Funds and RDA Chapter 381 Homeless Funds (Fund 2403) in the amount of $398,110.41 for the Endeavors Emergency Service Grant project.
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Background and Discussion:
On September 18, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court approved a Master Agreement between Harris County and Family Endeavors, Inc. for Endeavors Emergency Service Grant, funded with PY2025 ESG funds in the amount of $313,382 and TIRZ funds in the amount of $100,000. These 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 unduplicated homeless households.
On December 11, 2025, Commissioners Court approved the First Agreement Amendment for the Endeavors Emergency Service Grant project to update the grant and application numbers; de-obligate $313,382 in PY2025 ESG funds and replace with $296,170 of PY2024 ESG funds and change the funding source of $100,000 from TIRZ to RDA Chapter 381 Homeless Funds (Fund 2403), revise the time of performance, and update the Scope of Se...
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