Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA)
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) grant funds in the amount of $100,000, with no required match, for the Naturalization Initiative Program, and a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NPNA to further the county’s immigration and naturalization efforts.
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Background and Discussion:
This Memorandum of Understanding with the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) will provide Harris County with $100,000 for 1 year with no required match to fund the Naturalization Program Manager role to lead naturalization efforts within the County.
The NPNA is a national multiethnic, multiracial partnership network of 66 of the country’s leading immigrant and refugee rights organizations who together advocate for policies and programs to successfully integrate New Americans. NPNA exists to 1) strengthen immigrant and refugee voices across the nation by building the policy and program capacities of member organizations; 2) pursue policy campaigns with members at the local, state, and federal level; and 3) Deepen strategic partnership to advance immigrant and refugee inclusion and equity in the United States.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact would be continued support over the remaining contract term of 2 years through a immigration assistance grant of $100,000 for 1 year (with no required match) for all of the partners of the Legal Services Fund.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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08/08/2023 |
213 |
Approved-Contract |
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10/31/2023 |
229 |
Approved- Amendment |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Immigration-Naturalization Legal Services |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
$100,000.00 |
$ |
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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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- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
0- |
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Anticipated Court Date: 09/19/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Toi Babineaux |Director of Community Resilience Programs |Housing & Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): Memorandum of Understanding and Amendment