Primary Department: District Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sean Teare, District Attorney
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): GCCASE_DA_GY26
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division
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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 the District Attorney for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division grant funds in the amount of $280,000, with no required match, for the FY26 Gulf Coast Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (GC CASE) Project.
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support solution-driven projects from county governments to prevent, investigate, and prosecute commercial sexual exploitation in Texas. The state grant funds awarded to the District Attorney’s Office are $280,000 for the year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026.
Expected Impact:
This grant will fund the Gulf Coast Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (GC CASE) Program of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Alternative Options:
Without grant funding, these PCNs will not be funded.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.
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:
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Kevin Le, Finance Assistant Director, District Attorney’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Award