Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220410
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Rupani Foundation
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with Rupani Foundation to pilot or expand early childhood programs through the Early Childhood Impact Fund for Harris County for the period of May 16, 2023 - May 15, 2025 with no increase in the total contract amount (220410), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
The County released an RFP in late 2020 to solicit applications from service providers, organizations, and researchers to implement a three-year program.
Rupani Foundation was chosen to support parent training and wraparound services for families across Harris County. The program will expand the number of families knowledgeable in child and brain development in Harris County which will in turn support the social emotional and academic skills of young children in under resourced and first generation and immigrant communities.
After less than a year of program implementation, Rupani Foundation is requesting to adjust their budget to accurately support families served and program facilitators.
Expected Impact:
For a no cost amendment, Rupani Foundation will be able to reserve more funding for family support resources, add additional administrative staff to help with expand capacity and reallocate funding from underspent expenses.
Alternative Options:
Rupani Foundation will not be able to adequately support new staff, new families and expansion of services with their budget as it is currently written.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X 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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5/16/2023 |
387 |
Approval of Amendment |
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9/19/2023 |
23 |
Approval of Amendment No. 1 |
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12/19/2023 |
11 |
Approval of Amendment No. 2 |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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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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2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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1040 - FLEX Fund |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/7/24
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): n/a
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jaclyn Ballesteros, Manager, Early Childhood Initiatives, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity; Matthew McGarrity, Senior Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment