Primary Department: County Judge
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lina Hidalgo
Secondary Department: Universal Services, Sheriff’s Office, Public Health Services, and Fire Marshal’s Office
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Ed Gonzalez, Leah Barton,
and Laurie Christensen
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 2972511, 2973211, 2986311, 3691208, 4123506, 4347805, 4573104, 5019602, 5019702, 5244102, 5500101, 5500901, 5501001, 5603501, 5603601, 5616701, and 5626901
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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): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Judge for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants Division grant funds in the amount of $8,062,233.26, with no required match, for State Homeland Security Law Enforcement-oriented Terrorism Prevention Activity, Urban Area Security Initiative, and Urban Area Security Initiative Law Enforcement-oriented Terrorism Prevention Activity programs as part of the FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The County has received funding from this grant program since 2002. This grant is funded by the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security via the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants
Division and includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in
preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from acts of terrorism and
other threats related to interoperable communications. This grant provides grantees with the
resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the
National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.
Expected Impact:
If accepted, the County will receive $8,062,233.26 to implement funds for projects with the Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency Management, Public Health Services, Universal Services, and Fire Marshal’s Office
that would impact Harris County's ability to detect, prevent, mitigate, respond, and recover
from terrorist events and other emergencies.
Alternative Options:
Without this funding the County would need to find alternate funding, possibly utilize general funds, to
maintain a robust Homeland Security Program.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.
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: N/A
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) Grant - UASI Grant - SHSP Total: |
$1,012,186.01 $143,568.00 $1,155,754.01 |
$5,670,734.25 $1,235,745.00 $6,906,479.25 |
$6,682,920.26 $1,379,313.00 $8,062,233.26 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/12/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 1/1/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Andrea Thomas, Homeland Security Grant Program Deputy Director,
County Judge’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Order and Resolution