Primary Department: County Judge
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lina Hidalgo
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): PH001, FY25_RW_PC, 10004
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Congress/HRSA/Ryan White Part A Grant
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): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Judge for approval to accept the final portion of the GY 2025–2026 Ryan White Part A grant in the amount of $336,915 to be used for the final portion of the budget for the Ryan White Planning Council's Office of Support Program effective March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the Federal agency responsible for administering the
Ryan White Program. The GY 2025-2026 Final Partial Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) in the amount of
$15,001,903.00 from HRSA to Harris County is attached and will be submitted to Court by Harris County Public
Health/Ryan White Grant Administration Section. The previous grant year (GY 2024-2025) funding ended on
February 28, 2025.
Expected Impact:
The current grant year base funding under the County's Ryan White Part A grant is $27,558,403.00. The final portion of the GY 2025-2026 Notice of Grant Award in the amount of $15,001,903.00 is attached and will be
submitted to Court by Harris County Public Health/Ryan White Grant Administration Section.
Alternative Options: General Revenue funds.
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): N/A
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: N/A
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Action Taken |
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N/A |
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Location:
Address (if applicable): The Houston Ryan White Program grant service area is a six-county area: Harris, Ft. Bend, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty and Chambers Counties.
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
County Judge’s Office/Ryan White Office of Support |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget: GY 25-26 |
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Grant |
$217,444 |
$32,724 |
$250,168 |
$ |
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Grant |
$217,444 |
$119,471 |
$336,915 |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$434,888 |
$152,195 |
$587,083 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grants – Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget:
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request:
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 9/9/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/10/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Richon Ohafia, Director of Ryan White Part A Grant Planning Council Office of Support, County Judge’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Order, Grant award, NOGA and Transfer Form