Legislation Details

File #: 25-0123    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 12/23/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/9/2025 Final action: 1/9/2025
Title: Request by the Sheriff's Office for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Office of National Drug Control Policy to extend the grant end date to December 31, 2025, for the FY 2023 HIDTA grant.
Attachments: 1. FY 2023 HIDTA amendment.pdf

Primary Department: Sheriff

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): GY23_HIDTA

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of National Drug Control Policy

 

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): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the Sheriff’s Office for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Office of National Drug Control Policy to extend the grant end date to December 31, 2025, for the FY 2023 HIDTA grant.

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Background and Discussion:

Commissioners Court accepted the FY2023 HIDTA award on August 29, 2023. An award modification was approved by Commissioners on October 31, 2023. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) grant program seeks to enhance and coordinate efforts among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in order to eliminate or reduce drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States. Grant funds will be used to pay for the salary and benefits of an analyst, overtime costs, vehicle rental costs, facility and equipment lease, and any other associated costs for the HIDTA program.

 

 

Expected Impact:

There will be no impact to the general fund budget. No required match for this grant.

 

 

Alternative Options:

There are no alternative options to accepting this amendment to extend the period of performance.

 

 

 

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  1. Make Harris County safer and more just.

County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

8/29/2023

262

Award Acceptance

10/31/2023

240

Award Amendment

5/7/2024

158

Award Amendment

8/6/2024

204

Award Amendment

11/12/2024

218

Award Amendment

 

Location: Countywide

Address (if applicable):

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Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

FY 2023 HIDTA Grant

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

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Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

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No. of Grant Years

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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Request

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: 1/9/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanet Habte, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

 

Attachments (if applicable): Amendment, Court Order