Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): CDBG_GY24
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to extend 4 grant funded positions to September 30, 2027, for the GY24 Community Development Block Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Each year, prior to the renewal of a grant’s program year (October 1, 2026), the County department responsible
for administering a grant must request approval of the commissioners to extend the end date of each affected
grant funded position. As per Harris County Auditor’s accounting and grant setup procedure G.5 “Grant Renewals/Rollovers”, the department ID’s, grant project, and activities are established to accommodate the required position extensions and subsequent roll. Positions are funded through the Community Development Block Grant and HOME program.
With the renewal of the grant program year, the reassignment of all CDBG and HOME grant funded positions to their newly created project and activity and the positions will be extended to a new end date of September 30, 2027.
Expected Impact:
Enables HCHCD to utilize grant funds and its related positions involved in grant related programs and projects that improve the quality of life in the low-and moderate-income areas of the county and to identify and provide services for housing, homeless, and community development. The fiscal impact to the County is anticipated to be $6,271,147 in Fund 2601 dollars for interim administrative funding of the previously mentioned positions.
Alternative Options:
If the positions are not extended, HCHCD would not have the benefit of the positions to provide services to the community.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 6. Help residents achieve housing stability.
County Strategic Plan Objective: U: Build and preserve affordable housing, particularly for low-income families.
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/17/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/19/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Leema Lukose, Human Resources Director, Housing and Community Development.
Attachments (if applicable): 3441 Form