Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton, Interim Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to submit a renewal application to the Texas Health and Human Service Commission for grant funds in the amount of $2,328,480, with no required match, for the Texas Healthy Women (THW) Cost Reimbursement Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion: The Healthy Texas Women Cost Reimbursement grant aims to improve health status by offering free women’s health and family planning services to eligible, low-income women. Harris County Public Health’s Community Health and Wellness Division (CHWD) currently receives funding under the program and is seeking the Court’s permission to apply for this new round of available funding, leveraging the Clinical Health Serivces's existing infrastructure to increase access to screening diagnostics and treatment services. Currently, the program supports CHWD’s Clinical Health Services Program, which focuses on providing preventive health services such as such as wellness exams, immunizations, family planning, health screenings, health education, and counseling.
Expected Impact: The grant furthers HCPH’s Health Promotion strategic direction, which centers on promoting and providing services that support optimal health, self-sufficiency, and well-being at the individual and community levels. HTW funding will bolster HCPH’s capacity to address health disparities and promote equitable access to comprehensive family planning services. Through HTW, HCPH aims to sustain its Clinical Services Program to support administrative staff and increase the number of FTE patient navigators.
Alternative Options: The court could choose not to approve HCPH’s request to apply for the funding, given that contraceptive use and family planning have at times been hot-button political and social issues. However, doing so would put at risk all of HCPH’s family planning services and impact clinical operations. This in turn would limit residents’ options for seeking not only reproductive health care like pregnancy testing, preconception health screenings, and STD screenings, but also life-saving preventative health care services like breast and cervical cancer screening, mental health counseling, as well as diabetes and other chronic disease management.
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Prior Court Action (if any):
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24-7918 |
12/10/2024 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission renewal grant funds in the amount of $1,437,012, with no required match, for the FY 2025 Women’s Health Program, and extend the associated position to August 31, 2025. |
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24-5221 |
8/27/2024 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer funds from Charity Care Special Revenue - Fund 2117 in the amount of $118,741 to fund the cost of 30 grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Family Planning Program and Healthy Texas Women Program from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and extend the associated positions to August 31, 2025. |
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24-4199 |
7/15/2024 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval of one position effective July 27, 2024 for the FY24 Healthy Texas Women grant program. |
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24-4197 |
7/15/2024 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to update its legal notice, contract representative information, and the family planning section of the Statement of Work for the FY 2024 Women’s Health Program (Family Planning/Healthy Texas Women) Program. |
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24-2386 |
4/23/2024 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for additional grant funds in the amount of $850,186 for the FY 2024 Women’s Health Program (Family Planning/Healthy Texas Women). |
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23-6790 |
11/14/2023 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission renewal grant funds in the amount of $2,300,781.00, with an estimated discretionary match of $2,385,953.94, for the FY 2024 Women’s Health Program (Family Planning/Healthy Texas Women). |
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8/08/2023 |
23-4300 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $221,000 to fund the cost of 31 grant positions pending receipt of the award from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the Family Planning Program and Healthy Texas Women Grant Program and extend the associated positions to August 31, 2024. |
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8/23/2022 |
23-6790 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission renewal grant funds in the estimated amount of $6,135,416, with a discretionary match of $400,000, and extend 41 grant positions to August 31, 2023 for the FY 2023 Women’s Health Program (Family Planning/Healthy Texas Women). |
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6/21/2021 |
22-3949 |
Passed: Request by Public Health Services for approval of an amendment to an agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to modify the federal funding sources clause, vendor address, and contract affirmation for the FY 2022 Women’s Health Program (Family Planning/HTW). |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$349,272 |
$1,979,208 |
$2,328,480 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/5/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Ericka Brown, Director, CHW Division, Local Health Authority
Attachments (if applicable): Grant synopsis, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)