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File #: 25-4513    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 7/21/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/7/2025 Final action: 8/7/2025
Title: Request by Harris County Resources for Children & Adults for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission grant funds in the amount of $95,000, with no required match, to purchase gift cards for the FY25 Community Youth Development Program.

Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: Choose an item.

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): CYD_GY25

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Health and Human Services

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 10%

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by Harris County Resources for Children & Adults for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission grant funds in the amount of $95,000, with no required match, to purchase gift cards for the FY25 Community Youth Development Program.

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Background and Discussion Expected Impact:

Resulting from this grant, the scope of activities provided will be in the form of mentoring, utilization of a youth advisory committee, youth leadership development, post-high school readiness activities information and referral services, among other. These services will be offered during the after-school hours, on weekends and during the summer for students who live in or attend schools in the Gulfton and Pasadena areas.

 

Harris County Resources for Children and Adults TRIAD Prevention Program will continue facilitating and managing all aspects of the procurement process for the services being rendered. These activities include the procurement of subcontractor, manage/coordinate the resultant subcontracts with service providers, manage all fiscal and service aspects of the contract while governing oversight for the entire program (grant period 09/01/24 - 08/31/25).

 

Expected Impact:

This budget for $95,000 for Community Youth Development Basic Needs services to the previous award of $900,000 for a total of $995,000 for the State of Texas Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

 

Alternative Options:

No alternative options identified.

 

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

County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

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):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

09/19/24

24-5563

Request to Accept (Approved)

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): 6300 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, TX 77081                     

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

PS TRIAD PREVENTION PROGRAMS

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$243,734

$656,266

$900,000

$900,000

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$243,734

$656,266

$900,000

$900,000

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$243,734

$751,266

$995,000

$995,000

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

5

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: 1000 - General Fund

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$95,000

$95,000

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 8/7/2025

 

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/1/2024

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Glasper, Positive Youth Development Manager, Harris County

Resources for Children and Adults

 

Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Award, FY2025 Approval to Accept Award, Approved 5-year Contract, Budget