Legislation Details

File #: 25-6649    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 10/8/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/16/2025 Final action: 10/16/2025
Title: Request by the District Attorney for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor/Public Safety Office grant funds in the amount of $1,006,734, with no required match, for the FY26 Border Prosecution Unit - TAG Grant Program.

Primary Department: District Attorney

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sean Teare, District Attorney

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Grant - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): BPU_DA_GY26

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor/Public Safety Office

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):

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 the District Attorney for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor/Public Safety Office grant funds in the amount of $1,006,734, with no required match, for the FY26 Border Prosecution Unit - TAG Grant Program.

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Background and Discussion:

The Border Prosecution Unit grant renewal will continue to fund 3 PCNs with no required cash match. The grant is from the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants Division for the Border Prosecution Unit Grant Program in the Harris County District Attorney Gangs/Organized Crime Division. This grant period is 09/01/25-08/31/27.

 

Expected Impact:

This grant will continue to fund 3 PCNS. 

 

Alternative Options:

Without grant funding, these PCNs will not be funded.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  1. Make Harris County safer and more just.

County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.

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):

Precinct(s): Choose an item.

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

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Total Existing Budget

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Total Additional Budget Request

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Total Funding Sources

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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

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No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Grant

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$

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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$599,176.70

$407,557.30

$1,006,734.00

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

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: 10/16/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/1/2025

 

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

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Kevin Le, Finance Assistant Director, District Attorney’s Office

 

Attachments (if applicable): Notice of Award