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File #: 25-3659    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 6/2/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 6/12/2025 Final action: 6/12/2025
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for additional grant funds in the amount of $111,908, with no required match, for the FY2025 Title V-Fee for Services-Dental Services Program.

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY25_TITLEV

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

 

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): Choose an item. Grant was awarded prior to indirect cost policy implementation

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for additional grant funds in the amount of $111,908, with no required match, for the FY2025 Title V-Fee for Services-Dental Services Program.

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Background and Discussion:

The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Title V grant amendment will allow Harris County Public Health Dental Program to accept the additional funding of $111,908 for the current grant year, which ends August 3, 2025. The Title V grant supports provision of dental services to uninsured children and adolescents at Southeast and Humble dental locations.

 

Expected Impact:

Over 4,000 dental visits will be provided to uninsured children and adolescents in Harris County in FY2025 with Title V funding. Without these funds, many of the recipients served by this grant would not have access to dental care. Patients will benefit from receiving diagnostic, preventive, restorative, and basic surgical procedures, which will prevent unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department for dental pain.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.

County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):

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):

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

09/19/2024

237

Grant Award Acceptance Approved

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Clinical Health Services

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$248,685

$

$248,685

$248,685

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$248,685

$0

$248,685

$248,685

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$248,685

$0

$248,685

$248,685

Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget:

$

$

$

1

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request:

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$111,908

$

$111,908

 

Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: June 12, 2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): June 12, 2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Ericka Brown, Director of Community Health and Wellness, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Court Order, Signature Page, Contract