Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): Texans Feeding Texans
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):
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Request for approval to the revision of one (1) Texans Feeding Texans Home-Delivered Meal County Resolution to continue to meet the State required Harris County leverage amount that was approved by Commissioners Court on October 16, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 16, 2025, Commissioners Court approved the allocation of $181,105 in General Funds and accompanying resolutions to provide Harris County grants to eligible agencies to qualify for the Fiscal Year 2027 Texans Feeding Texans Home-Delivered Meal (HDM) grant award through the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). The total grant awards were $181,105, in General Funds. The resolutions stipulated that County funds will be used between February 1, 2026, and January 31, 2027.
Expected Impact:
Approval to revise one (1) Texans Feeding Texans County Resolution to continue to meet the State required Harris County leverage amount.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternatives. H.B. 407 requires that eligible applicants receive a qualifying grant from the county in which that agency serves home-delivered meals to be considered for the state-funded Texans Feeding Texans grant.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N: Improve the health behaviors of community members.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N2: Increase food/nutrition education and access to healthier food.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Approval of the allocation of $181,105 in General Funds to provide Harris County grants to seven (7) eligible agencies to qualify for the Fiscal Year 2027 Texans Feeding Texans Home-Delivered Meal grant award. |
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Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/16/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 2/1/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: David Moore, Senior Program Analyst-Housing & Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): Executive Summary, Court Order and 1 County Resolution