Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): The Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation
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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
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Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation to extend the grant end date to January 30, 2026 for the Harris County Climate Justice Plan.
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Background and Discussion:
The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation is a private philanthropic grantmaking foundation dedicated to environmental justice; the health of the public, climate, air, water, and nature; and the interdependent relationship between humans, public parks and open spaces, nature, and the environment. The Foundation primarily supports work in and around the Houston and Austin regions, as well as across Texas on issues of statewide significance. The Foundation awarded $100,000 in December 2022 to OCA to support Harris County’s work in co-developing a Climate Justice Plan with the community.
Expected Impact:
The Foundation funding will continue to support activities for the co-development of the Climate Justice Plan.
Alternative Options:
Not seek a grant extension.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: S: Equitably reduce the health, economic, and other impacts of climate change and disasters.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): S4: Reduce the disparate social, economic, environmental, and health impacts of climate change through the implementation of a Harris County Climate Justice Plan.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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9/27/22 |
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to submit an application to the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation for grant funds in the amount of $75,000, with no required match, for the Harris County Climate Justice and Action Plan Program. |
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12/13/22 |
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept from the Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation grant funds in the amount of $100,000, with no required match, for the Harris County Climate Justice and Action Plan Program. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/13/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Lisa Lin, Director of Sustainability, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Grant Amendment