Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to direct the ARPA Steering Committee, ARPA Focus Area Teams, and respective Harris County Departments to develop and submit Current Level of Service (CLS) requests for high-priority programs in the ARPA Portfolio in alignment with the Fiscal Year 2027 budget process, totaling $13,945,480.00.
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Background and Discussion:
The ARPA Steering Committee has identified the programs below as high priority for continuation in Fiscal Year 2027, pending availability of funds. To be included in the budget process, Departments will need to submit a CLS for each program, with support from the ARPA Steering Committee and ARPA Focus Area Teams.
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Program/Service |
Annual Budget |
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Apprenticeship Advantage |
$4,000,000.00 |
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Behavioral Health |
$1,000,000.00 |
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Chronic Disease Prevention |
$1,100,000.00 |
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Eviction Support & Diversion / Legal Aid |
$1,000,000.00 |
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Food & Nutrition |
$2,300,000.00 |
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Homelessness: CCHP / PSH |
$2,215,480.00 |
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Maternal Health |
$1,230,000.00 |
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Women's Empowerment Center |
$600,000.00 |
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Youth Diversion |
$500,000.00 |
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Total |
$13,945,480.00 |
Expected Impact:
Potential continuation of high-impact programs beyond 2026.
Alternative Options:
Not including these programs in the FY27 budget process would prevent them from continuing beyond 2026.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/26/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Tom Hargis, Grants & Partnerships Director, Office of County Administration; Romeo Solis, ARPA PMO Director, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable):