Primary Department: County Judge
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lina Hidalgo
Secondary Department: Sheriff’s Office and Fire Marshal’s Office
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Laurie Christensen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 2972509, 4123602, and 4347303
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 by the County Judge for approval to accept amendments to agreements with the Texas Office of the Governor-Homeland Security Grants Division to extend the grant end date to April 30, 2026 for the FY 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program, Project IDs: 2972509, 4123602, and 4347303.
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Background and Discussion:
The County has received funding from this grant program since 2002. This grant is funded by the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security via the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants
Division and includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in
preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from acts of terrorism and
other threats related to interoperable communications. This grant provides grantees with the
resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the
National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.
Expected Impact:
If accepted, the County will utilize UASI funds in the amount of $40,500.00 for eGrant# 2972509 HC - HazMat, $40,000.00 for eGrant# 4123602 HC - Bomb Unit Equipment & Range Improvements, and $196,851.75 for eGrant# 4347303 HC - Law Enforcement Special Responses. The award extensions are requested to acquire equipment that will impact the County’s ability to enhance the special response team’s coordinated response to safely interdict, mitigate, and deter terroristic threats within the region.
Alternative Options:
N/A
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): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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10/10/2023 |
234 |
Award Acceptance |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Sheriff’s Office and Fire Marshal’s Office |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant 2972509 |
$ |
$40,500.00 |
$40,500.00 |
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Grant 4123602 |
$ |
$40,000.00 |
$40,000.00 |
$ |
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Grant 4347303 |
$ |
$196,851.75 |
$196,851.75 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$277,351.75 |
$277,351.75 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$277,351.75 |
$277,351.75 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 3/19/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 2/25/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Andrea Thomas, Homeland Security Grant Program Deputy
Director, County Judge’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Order and Resolution