Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): VOCATHS_GY27
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division
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): 5%
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 submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $1,159,500.63, with a required match of $293,111.18, for the FY26-27 Continuum - TRIAD Home Safe (formerly TRIAD Child Sex Trafficking) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Resources for Children and Adults has been a recipient of funding for Child Sex Trafficking initiatives since 2018. This funding has enabled our department to provide Care Coordination services, fostering collaboration among social service providers and law enforcement to support child sex trafficking victims in the Houston/Harris County region. The program's primary goals include reducing duplicative cases and parallel interventions, diverting survivors from the criminal justice system, and shortening the time required to deliver essential services.
Through these efforts, the TRIAD Home Safe project (formerly TRIAD Child Sex Trafficking) offers site-based services facilitated by a multidisciplinary team of experts in forensic medicine, protective services, substance use, social services, civil and criminal prosecution, and law enforcement. This collaborative approach addresses the complex needs of minor victims of child sex trafficking and exploitation. The grant funding supports personnel, grant-related supplies, equipment, and travel. This year, a 20% match is required, which will be fulfilled through the cash match of Harris County-funded staff salaries contributing to the project.
Expected Impact:
As a result of this funding opportunity and the many collaborative affiliations that have been developed, we will continue to be able to successfully coordinate services among social service providers and law enforcement for child sex trafficking victims, which has provided life altering outcomes for the many program participants. With this support, it is expected that child sex trafficking victims will continue receiving the highest quality of services and positive outcomes as a consequence thereof.
Alternative Options:
There are currently no alternatives to this funding source.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): B2: Increase law enforcement’s use of deflection and crisis co-response programs to address mental and behavioral health crisis situations and issues related to substance use, mental health, poverty, and homelessness.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N1: Improve coordination of public health efforts and campaign delivery among local health agencies and nonprofits.
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):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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11.13.2025 |
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Court approved acceptance of funds for FY26 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 6300 Chimney Rock Rd. Houston, Texas 77081
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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FY27 Triad Home Safe |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Grant |
$237,896.86 |
$55,214.32 |
$293,111.18 |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$1,080,099.31 |
$79,401.32 |
$1,159,500.63 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/22/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Gulsah Langan, Youth Services Division Deputy Director, Resources for Children and Adults
Attachments (if applicable): Resolution, Project Abstract, Project Narrative, RFA, Proposed Budget