Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration
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): 0%
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 Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration grant funds in the amount of $6,992,709, with a required match of $2,539,331, for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) FY 22 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 11, 2006, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Housing and Community Development Department (formerly CEDD) to become a Direct Recipient of the Federal Transit Administration funds under the Urbanized Funding Formula. As prescribed in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) was named the designated recipient for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds for the Houston Urbanized Area. METRO has consequently apportioned and notified the FTA that Harris County as an existing FTA direct recipient of 5307 funds, will be responsible for accepting and obligating directly to the FTA the allocated funds for the Section 5307 program. The above funds are allocated to Harris County to provide continuation of public transportation services for eastern Harris County outside the METRO service area. The FTA 5307 allocation for FY 2022 is $6,992,709 federal dollars with $2,539,331 in local funds and $1,087,117 Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) as match.
Expected Impact:
$6,992,709 in 5307 funds that are for Transit contractor purchase of service, staff salaries and other operating costs within the service areas. Once Harris County obligates these funds, they are available until totally expended.
Alternative Options:
County General funds will be needed in lieu of Section 5307 Program funds for purchase of service, staff salaries and other operating costs.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: G: Expand and optimize multimodal transportation options.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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5/7/24 |
24-2742 #152 |
Request to Accept Award |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
(FTA) FY 22 Section 5307 Urbanized Area Apportionment-Transit Services |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Grant |
$1,538,396 |
$5,454,313 |
$6,992,709 |
1 |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$1,538,396 |
$5,454,313 |
$6,992,709 |
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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: 3/27/2025
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: Christopher Russell, Grants Management and Planning Manager, Harris County Housing and Community Development
Attachments (if applicable): Executive Summary, Split Letter, Grant Application Draft