Primary Department: Sheriff
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 2026-HarrisCo-CIOT-00013
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation
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): 15%
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 the Sheriff’s Office for approval to accept from the Texas Department of Transportation grant funds in the amount of $20,255.42, with a cash match of $4,926.63, for the FY26 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Click It Or Ticket (CIOT) Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The overall goal of this program is to increase occupant restraint use in all passenger vehicles and trucks by conducting an intense occupant protection enforcement and public information and education effort during the enforcement period. The STEP-CIOT enforcement period is approximately two weeks in late May and early June, focused on state and national outreach efforts to increase seatbelt and child passenger safety seat use. The grant period for this award is May 15, 2026 through June 3, 2026.
Expected Impact:
Reduction of automobile crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Harris County through focused enforcement efforts on reducing failure to use occupant restraint systems within high-crash areas identified by applicants through data analysis making Harris County safter and just.
Alternative Options:
Not accepting this grant would forfeit the opportunity to receive funding to protect the citizens on Harris County roads.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: F: Ensure safety and security for all using the county’s transportation network in alignment with the County’s Vision Zero plan.
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:
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: 1000 - General Fund |
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$19,204.03 |
$1,051.39 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/30/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): May 15, 2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanet Habte, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Court Order, Grant Agreement, Grant Budget Template