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: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 210317
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Elite Research, LLC
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
title
Request for approval of an amendment to an agreement with Elite Research, LLC to increase funding by $300,000 for a total award of $1,243,770 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation for the Guaranteed Income Pilot (GIP) program for the period of September 19, 2023 - September 18, 2025 in connection with an agreement approved by Commissioners Court on March 22, 2022 (Job No. 210317), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County determined the need for a third-party evaluator to conduct a comprehensive evaluation for the Uplift Harris Guaranteed Income Pilot program. The goal of the evaluation is to determine the impact the program has on its participants (their financial well-being, as well as their health and wellness) and to establish and codify a model for administering and managing the Pilot and inform decisions on how to scale the Pilot if additional funding were available.
Expected Impact:
The Uplift Harris Guaranteed Income Pilot is expected to:
• Reduce poverty
• Reduce unemployment
• Improve the incentive and ability to work
• Provide financial security
• Boost self-employment
• Improve health and educational outcomes
Alternative Options:
N/A
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):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
06/06/2023 |
21 |
Uplift Guaranteed Income Pilot Approved |
|
09/19/2023 |
180 |
Award to Elite Research |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
Uplift Guaranteed Income Pilot |
|
|
FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
|
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
|
Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Non-Labor Expenditures |
$618,935 |
$618,935 |
$ |
|
Total Incremental Expenditures |
$618,935 |
$618,935 |
$ |
|
Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
|
Existing Budget |
|
1040 - FLEX Fund |
$468,935 |
$468,935 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$468,935 |
$468,935 |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Requested |
|
1040 - FLEX Fund |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Requested |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$ |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$618,935 |
$618,935 |
$ |
|
Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): January 30, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Danita Collins, Chief of Staff, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Court Order, Elite Research Amended Proposal