Primary Department: County Judge
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): GY25_4123506
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U. S. Department of Homeland Security/Office of the Governor Homeland Security Division
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item. N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Judge for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Office of the Governor Homeland Security Grants Division to extend the grant end date to June 30, 2027, for the FY25 HC - Accessible Hazards Alert System (AHAS) Sustainment Project.
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Background and Discussion:
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. The County has received funding from this grant program since 2002.
Expected Impact:
If accepted, the County will utilize $175,000.00 of Urban Area Security Initiative funds for the HC - Accessible Hazards Alert System (AHAS) Sustainment award, which will impact the County's ability to provide technology tailored to effectively translate, produce, and disseminate ASL emergency public information alerts to individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, and deaf/blind on terrorism and terroristic threats.
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:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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06/25/2026 |
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Award Acceptance |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Office of Emergency Management |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/8/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 6/26/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Andrea Thomas, HSGP Deputy Director, Harris County Judge’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Order/Resolution