Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): NPNA
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): National Partnership of New Americans
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) grant funds in the amount of $55,562.50, with a required match of $27,781.25, for the Naturalization Initiative Program and execute a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NPNA to further the county's immigration and naturalization efforts.
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Background and Discussion:
This Memorandum of Understanding with the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) shall disburse to Harris County a one-time additional amount totaling $55,562.50 to further support the activities outlined in the existing MOU. The project period for this award is September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027.
The NPNA is a national multiethnic, multiracial partnership network of 70 of the country’s leading immigrant and refugee rights organizations across 4o states who together advocate for policies and programs to successfully integrate New Americans. NPNA exists to 1) strengthen immigrant and refugee voices across the nation by building the policy and program capacities of member organizations; 2) pursue policy campaigns with members at the local, state, and federal level; and 3) deepen strategic partnerships to advance im...
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