Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Justice
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice for grant funds in the amount of $900,000, with no required match, for the FY24 ACCESS Harris: Reentry Employment Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The FY24 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes (SCA) Grant Program supports fair chance opportunities to improve education and employment outcomes for incarcerated individuals who will be released into the community within two years. Similarly, Harris County Public Health's ACCESS Harris Re-entry Cohort focuses on individuals reentering the community following incarceration, providing wraparound services to address the mental and behavioral health issues that can hinder successful re-entry. HCPH is requesting the court’s permission to apply for the grant to expand employment-based services offered to clients in to Re-entry Cohort.
Expected Impact:
Expansion of the ACCESS Harris Reentry Cohorts employment focused services will Increase access to in-demand jobs and meaningful careers for justice-impacted people upon and following their release from incarceration. Additional incarcerated individuals will receive educational services to improve their job readiness skills (interviewing, resume writing, etc.) improving reentry outcomes and reducing recidivism across the county. The Reentry Cohort expansion will include hiring a Specialist III: ACCESS Liasion responsible for providing ongoing case management services for the cohort.
Alternative Options:
HCPH sees no drawbacks in applying for the Second Chance Act grant program given no required match. The court could not accept this grant application, preventing ACCESS Harris from expanding the employment focused Initiatives and services offered in the reentry cohort.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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N/A |
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Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Public Health Services |
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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 3-year grant period |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant |
$287,937.00 |
$612,063.00 |
$900,000.00 |
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. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$287,937.00 |
$612,063.00 |
$900,000.00 |
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Total Funding Request |
$287,937.00 |
$612,063.00 |
$900,000.00 |
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Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: July 15, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): July 15, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Brandon Maddox, Director, Office of Planning and Innovation, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Funding Opportunity; Grant Opportunity Synopsis