Legislation Details

File #: 25-4909    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 7/28/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/7/2025 Final action: 8/7/2025
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from Petco Love grant funds in the amount of $40,000, with no required match, for the 2025 Petco Love Animal Welfare Organization Program.
Attachments: 1. FINAL PHS Award Petco Love.pdf

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY25_PETCOLOVE

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): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from Petco Love grant funds in the amount of $40,000, with no required match, for the 2025 Petco Love Animal Welfare Organization Program.

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Background and Discussion:

Veterinary Public Health, a division of Public Health Services, provides veterinary care and adoption services for homeless pets, a low-cost pet clinic for the public, zoonotic disease surveillance, responsible pet ownership education, as well as animal control services in neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Harris County.

 

Expected Impact:

This funding is expected to improve the health and comfort of animals at Harris County Pets and support various shelter initiatives in striving for positive outcomes for animals. The funding will support the growth of critical Harris County Pets program and activities such as foster care, animal enrichment, and volunteer engagement.

 

Alternative Options:

The alternate options for this funding would be to use our existing funding to continue providing the services listed above, but in a limited capacity.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.

County Strategic Plan Objective: N: Improve the health behaviors of community members.

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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N1: Improve coordination of public health efforts and campaign delivery among local health agencies and nonprofits.

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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

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Location:

Address (if applicable): 612 Canino Road, Houston, TX 77076

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

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$40,000

$40,000

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: 8/7/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 8/7/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Corey Steele, Director of Veterinary Public Health, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Petco Love grant award email