Primary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Estella Gonzalez, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Choose an item. N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): FLEX_ECSURVEY
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): University of Houston
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 by the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for approval of an amendment to an agreement with the University of Houston to extend the term to March 15, 2026 and update the budget categories for the early childhood survey implementation.
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Background and Discussion:
The University of Houston Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (UH-IRWGS) was selected
to administer the RAPID Survey launched in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UH-IRWGS, in collaboration with Harris County and Stanford University, will conduct the RAPID Survey across
Harris County, gather data and report on research findings.
To ensure accurate spend-down for this program, we are requesting a cost-neutral amendment to extend the performance period end date from June 30, 2025, to March 15, 2026, and reorganize the budget to allow changes in the amounts spent in various budget line items.
Expected Impact:
These changes will better ensure an accurate spend-down of the program’s budget with additional time and adjusted budget categories for the University of Houston’s survey implementation.
Alternative Options:
Commissioner’s Court could forgo the amendment, and the University of Houston will continue with their current budget categories and contract timeline, with the risk of underspending of funds.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
County Strategic Plan Objective: K: Provide workers with training and other supports (e.g. child care) to participate fully in the local economy.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): K1: Advance child care quality and accessibility through workforce development programming and child care slots.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): P1: Develop a strategy for holistic child health.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
This agreement with UH is ARPA-funded, and programming is limited to 2026. However, the findings from this survey and accompanying research can inform future early child care programming that the County may want to fund. Such programming may directly tie to the goals and objectives selected above as interventions in childhood have been shown to produce positive outcomes in workforce, children’s health, and reduced interactions with the justice system.
Prior Court Action (if any):
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3/14/23 |
425 |
Approval of interlocal agreement with the University of Houston for $661,877 for implementation of the RAPID - EC Survey |
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12/5/2023 |
6 |
Approval of transition from OCA to DEEO |
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9/19/2024 |
9 |
Approval of new ILA end date |
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9/19/2024 |
10 |
Approval of DUA between Stanford University and Harris County |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/27/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date. N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Santrice Jones, Director, Early Childhood Initiatives, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity
Jaclyn Ballesteros, Sr. Manager, Early Childhood Initiatives, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity
Attachments (if applicable): Revised budget document