Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Department Head/Elected Official: Estella Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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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 the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for approval to submit an application to the Powell Foundation for grant funds in the amount of $75,000, with no required match, for the 2024-25 Families Understanding Early Learning (FUEL) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Powell Foundation is a local charitable foundation investing heavily in Early Childhood Development & Education. The Harris County FUEL program is an initiative of the ARPA Jobs & Education portfolio, investing in reaching parents of young children with high-quality evidence-based parent education to support optimal early childhood development. This grant application will seek funding to enhance the FUEL program with consultancy to improve FUEL providers’ recruitment and retention of high-need families through user-center design approaches.
Expected Impact:
This partnership with the Powell Foundation will strengthen the FUEL program and build our knowledge in how best to scale early childhood parent education programs.
Alternative Options:
Forgo applying and launch FUEL without the user-centered design activities.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
x Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/30/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 5/15/2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Estella Gonzalez, Executive Director, Department of Equity Economic Opportunity; Don Titcombe, Associate Director, Early Childhood Initiatives, Department of Equity Economic Opportunity
Attachments (if applicable): PDF with court order, application draft, and budget